Racivir
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| Systematic (IUPAC) name | |
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4-amino-5-fluoro-1-[(2S,5R)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1,3-oxathiolan-5-yl]-1,2-dihydropyrimidin-2-one | |
| Clinical data | |
| Routes of administration | Investigational |
| Identifiers | |
| CAS Number | 137530-41-7 |
| ATC code | none |
| PubChem | CID 454858 |
| ChemSpider | 400521 |
| NIAID ChemDB | 005245 |
| Chemical data | |
| Formula | C8H10FN3O3S |
| Molar mass | 247.25 g/mol |
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Racivir is an experimental nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NRTI), developed by Pharmasset for the treatment of HIV.[1] It is the enantiomer of emtricitabine, a widely used NRTI, meaning that the two compounds are mirror images of each other.

Emtricitabine, the enantiomer of racivir and a widely used NRTI
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