C14H19N5O4
321.33 g/mol
APIDanger
Famciclovir
CAS104227-87-4
Category
API
Compound Class
Heterocycle
Primary Use
Pharmaceutical Raw Material
Famciclovir is a prodrug of the antiviral agent penciclovir, used as an active pharmaceutical ingredient. It is a 2-aminopurine derivative with acetate ester functional groups, characterized by moderate polarity and low lipophilicity.
antiviral prodrug for herpes zoster (shingles) treatmentsuppression of recurrent genital herpes in immunocompetent patientstreatment of recurrent mucocutaneous herpes simplex in HIV-infected patients
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CAS 104227-87-4
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Safety Reference
Danger
H319Causes serious eye irritation
H341Suspected of causing genetic defects
H351Suspected of causing cancer
H360May damage fertility or the unborn child
Identifiers
IUPAC Name
[2-(acetyloxymethyl)-4-(2-aminopurin-9-yl)butyl] acetate
InChIKey
GGXKWVWZWMLJEH-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES
CC(=O)OCC(CCN1C=NC2=CN=C(N=C21)N)COC(=O)C
Synonyms (32)
- FCV
- Famciclovir (JAN/USP/INN)
- Famciclovir, United States Pharmacopeia (USP)
- Famciclovirum [INN-Latin]
- FAMCICLOVIR [MART.]
- Famciclovir (Famvir)
- Famciclovir (Standard)
- Famciclovir, >=98% (HPLC)
- Famciclovirum
- Famvir
- Famvir (TN)
- Oravir
- Valaciclovir Impurity A
- famciclovir