Docosanol

• CAT Number: A000652
• CAS Number: 661-19-8
• Molecular Formula: C22H46O
• Molecular Weight: 326.6
• Purity: ≥95%
• Storage: -20°C
• InChI: 1S/C22H46O/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15-16-17-18-19-20-21-22-23/h23H,2-22H2,1H3
• InChIKey: NOPFSRXAKWQILS-UHFFFAOYSA-N
• SMILES: CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCO

Docosanol, also known as Abreva and NAA-422, is a saturated-alcohol antiviral medication used to treat cold sore infections caused by the herpes simplex virus. Docosanol inhibits an event prior to the expression of intermediate early gene products but subsequent to HSV attachment.

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