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acyclovir
A synthetic analog of the purine nucleoside, guanosine, with potent antiviral activity against herpes simplex viruses type 1 and 2, varicella-zoster virus and other viruses. After conversion in vivo to the active metabolite acyclovir triphosphate, acyclovir competitively inhibits viral DNA polymerase, incorporates into and terminates the growing viral DNA chain, and inactivates viral DNA polymerase. The greater antiviral activity of acyclovir against HSV compared to VZV is due to its more efficient phosphorylation by the thymidine kinase of HSV. Check for active clinical trials or closed clinical trials using this agent. (NCI Thesaurus)
| Synonym: | | acycloguanosine | |
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| US brand name: | | Zovirax | |
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| Foreign brand names: | | Acicloftal Aclovir Cargosil Virorax | |
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| Abbreviation: | | ACV | |
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| Code names: | | BW-248U Wellcome-248U | |
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| Chemical structures: | | 2-amino-1,9-dihydro-9-[(2-hydroxyethoxy)methyl]-6H-purin-6-one 9-[(2-hydroxyethoxy)methyl]guanine | |
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