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Efavirenz

≥98% (HPLC), nonnucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NNRTI), powder

Synonym(s):

Efavirenz, (4S)-6-Chloro-4-(2-cyclopropylethynyl)-1,4-dihydro-4-(trifluoromethyl)-2H-3,1-benzoxazin-2-one

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C14H9ClF3NO2
CAS Number:
154598-52-4
Molecular Weight:
315.67
UNSPSC Code:
12352200
PubChem Substance ID:
329825539
NACRES:
NA.77
MDL number:
MFCD05662344

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Product Name

Efavirenz, ≥98% (HPLC)

SMILES string

ClC1=CC=C2C([C@@](C#CC3CC3)(C(F)(F)F)OC(N2)=O)=C1

InChI

1S/C14H9ClF3NO2/c15-9-3-4-11-10(7-9)13(14(16,17)18,21-12(20)19-11)6-5-8-1-2-8/h3-4,7-8H,1-2H2,(H,19,20)/t13-/m0/s1

InChI key

XPOQHMRABVBWPR-ZDUSSCGKSA-N

assay

≥98% (HPLC)

form

powder

optical activity

[α]/D -90 to -100°, c = 1 in methanol

color

white to beige

solubility

DMSO: 15 mg/mL, clear

storage temp.

−20°C

Quality Level

100

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Application

Efavirenz has been used:
  • to assess its anti-porcine endogenous retrovirus (PERV) activity
  • in cytotoxicity assay
  • to investigate the solute-solvent effects of efavirenz by means combined time-dependent density functional theory (TD-DFT) and spectroscopic calculations

Biochem/physiol Actions

Efavirenz is a nonnucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NNRTI). It is an anti-HIV drug, commonly used in combination therapy for AIDs treatment. It is part of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) for the treatment of a human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) type 1.
Efavirenz is a nonnucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NNRTI); anti-retroviral.

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General description

Efavirenz, commercially known as Sustiva™ is a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon with benzene and oxazinan-2-one chromophores.

Legal Information

Sustiva is a trademark of E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company

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Danger

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Aquatic Acute 1 - Aquatic Chronic 1 - Repr. 1B

Storage Class

6.1C - Combustible acute toxic Cat.3 / toxic compounds or compounds which causing chronic effects

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WGK 3

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

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Pietro Vernazza et al.
Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999), 62(2), 171-179 (2013-01-19)
A 96-week clinical study was planned to estimate the antiviral activity and safety of lersivirine in treatment-naive HIV-1-infected patients. This ongoing international, multicenter, double-blind, randomized, Phase IIb exploratory study evaluates the efficacy and safety of 2 doses of lersivirine or
Kyle W Anderson et al.
The Journal of biological chemistry, 291(22), 11876-11886 (2016-04-09)
Cytochrome P450 46A1 (CYP46A1) is a microsomal enzyme and cholesterol 24-hydroxylase that controls cholesterol elimination from the brain. This P450 is also a potential target for Alzheimer disease because it can be activated pharmacologically by some marketed drugs, as exemplified
Michael M Lübtow et al.
Biomacromolecules, 20(8), 3041-3056 (2019-07-19)
Despite decades of research, our understanding of the molecular interactions between drugs and polymers in drug-loaded polymer micelles does not extend much beyond concepts such as "like-dissolves-like" or hydrophilic/hydrophobic. However, polymer-drug compatibility strongly affects formulation properties and therefore the translation
Jürgen K Rockstroh et al.
Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999), 63(1), 77-85 (2013-02-16)
STARTMRK, a phase III noninferiority trial of raltegravir-based versus efavirenz-based therapy in treatment-naive patients, remained blinded until its conclusion at 5 years. We now report the final study results. Previously untreated patients without baseline resistance to efavirenz, tenofovir, or emtricitabine
"Efavirenz Inhibits the Human Ether-A-Go-Go Related Current (hERG) and Induces QT Interval Prolongation in CYP2B6* 6* 6 Allele Carriers.
Abdelhady A M, et al.
Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology, 27(10), 1206-1213 (2016)
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