Cidofovir [cidofovir]

topical
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Terms

Vistide

 

1-((3-Hydroxy-2-phosphonylmethoxy)propyl)cytosine
1-(3-Hydroxy-2-phosphonylmethoxypropyl)cytosine
Cidofovir Anhydrous
Cidofovir Sodium
Cidofovir, (+-)-isomer
Cidofovir, (R)-isomer
Cidofovir, Sodium Salt
GS 504
GS-504
HPMPC
Vistide

Definition

An acyclic nucleoside phosphonate that acts as a competitive inhibitor of viral DNA polymerases. It is used in the treatment of RETINITIS caused by CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTIONS and may also be useful for treating HERPESVIRUS INFECTIONS.

DUI
D000077404 MeSH Browser
CUI
M0164905
CAS
Phosphonic acid, (((1S)-2-(4-amino-2-oxo-1(2H)-pyrimidinyl)-1-(hydroxymethyl)ethoxy)methyl)-
History note
2019 (1989)
Public note
2019; CIDOFOVIR was indexed under CYTOSINE/analogs & derivatives 1989-2018; under ORGANOPHOSPHONATES 2005-2018; and under ORGANOPHOSPHORUS COMPOUNDS 1989-2004

D Chemicals and Drugs
D02.705.429 Organophosphonates 151
D02.705.429.374 Armin
D02.705.429.437 Cidofovir 17
D02.705.429.500 Diphosphonates 843
D02.705.429.625 Fosfomycin 22
D02.705.429.750 Organofluorophosphonates 1
D02.705.429.812 Organothiophosphonates
D02.705.429.875 Phosphonoacetic Acid 2
D02.705.429.906 Tenofovir 43
D02.705.429.937 Trichlorfon 6
D03.383.742 Pyrimidines 982
D03.383.742.698 Pyrimidinones 75
D03.383.742.698.421 Cytosine 141
D03.383.742.698.421.216 Cidofovir 17
D03.383.742.698.421.431 Flucytosine 23
D03.383.742.698.421.500 5-Methylcytosine 18