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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C8H12N4O5
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
244.20
NACRES:
NA.24
PubChem Substance ID:
UNSPSC Code:
41116107
MDL number:
grade
pharmaceutical primary standard
API family
ribavirin
manufacturer/tradename
EDQM
application(s)
pharmaceutical (small molecule)
format
neat
storage temp.
2-8°C
SMILES string
NC(=O)c1ncn(n1)[C@@H]2O[C@H](CO)[C@@H](O)[C@H]2O
InChI
1S/C8H12N4O5/c9-6(16)7-10-2-12(11-7)8-5(15)4(14)3(1-13)17-8/h2-5,8,13-15H,1H2,(H2,9,16)/t3-,4-,5-,8-/m1/s1
InChI key
IWUCXVSUMQZMFG-AFCXAGJDSA-N
Gene Information
human ... IMPDH1(3614)
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General description
Analog of the imidazole nucleotide intermediates in purine nucleotide biosynthesis.
This product is provided as delivered and specified by the issuing Pharmacopoeia. All information provided in support of this product, including SDS and any product information leaflets have been developed and issued under the Authority of the Issuing Pharmacopoeia. For further information and support please go to the website of the issuing Pharmacopoeia.
Application
Ribavirin EP Reference standard, intended for use in laboratory tests only as specifically prescribed in the European Pharmacopoeia.
Biochem/physiol Actions
Antiviral agent used against a wide variety of human viral infections, in particular, chronic hepatitis C, HIV, and adenovirus. Its metabolite, ribavirin 5′-phosphate, is an inhibitor of inosine monophosphate (IMP) dehydrogenase, but many other mechanisms of action are also supported with experimental evidence.
Antiviral agent used against a wide variety of human viral infections, in particular, chronic hepatitis C, HIV, and adenovirus. Its metabolite, ribavirin 5′-phosphate, is an inhibitor of inosine monophosphate (IMP) dehydrogenase.
Packaging
The product is delivered as supplied by the issuing Pharmacopoeia. For the current unit quantity, please visit the EDQM reference substance catalogue.
Other Notes
Sales restrictions may apply.
signalword
Danger
hcodes
pcodes
Hazard Classifications
Muta. 2 - Repr. 1B
Storage Class
6.1C - Combustible acute toxic Cat.3 / toxic compounds or compounds which causing chronic effects
wgk
WGK 3
flash_point_f
Not applicable
flash_point_c
Not applicable
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Mark S Sulkowski et al.
The New England journal of medicine, 370(3), 211-221 (2014-01-17)
All-oral combination therapy is desirable for patients with chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. We evaluated daclatasvir (an HCV NS5A replication complex inhibitor) plus sofosbuvir (a nucleotide analogue HCV NS5B polymerase inhibitor) in patients infected with HCV genotype 1, 2
Christophe Moreno et al.
Journal of hepatology, 62(5), 1047-1055 (2015-01-18)
Simeprevir (SMV) is a once-daily (QD), oral hepatitis C virus (HCV) NS3/4A protease inhibitor approved for treatment of genotype (GT) 1 and GT4 infection. This Phase III, open-label, single-arm study (RESTORE; NCT01567735) evaluated efficacy/safety of SMV with peginterferon-α-2a/ribavirin (PR) in
M Colombo et al.
Gut, 63(7), 1150-1158 (2013-11-10)
Severe adverse events (AEs) compromise the outcome of direct antiviral agent-based treatment in patients with advanced liver fibrosis due to HCV infection. HEP3002 is an ongoing multinational programme to evaluate safety and efficacy of telaprevir (TVR) plus pegylated-interferon-α (PEG-IFNα) and
Michael Manns et al.
Lancet (London, England), 384(9954), 1597-1605 (2014-08-01)
An unmet need exists for interferon-free and ribavirin-free treatments for chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. In this study, we assessed all-oral therapy with daclatasvir (NS5A replication complex inhibitor) plus asunaprevir (NS3 protease inhibitor) in patients with genotype 1b infection
Eric Druyts et al.
Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America, 56(7), 961-967 (2012-12-18)
A systematic review and meta-analysis were conducted to examine the efficacy and safety of pegylated interferon (peg-IFN) alfa-2a and peg-IFN alfa-2b plus ribavirin (RBV) in children and adolescents with chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV). Medline, Embase, and Cochrane Central Register
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