Ribavirin

• CAT Number: A000398
• CAS Number: 36791-04-5
• Molecular Formula: C8H12N4O5
• Molecular Weight: 244.2
• Purity: ≥95%
• Storage: -20°C
• IUPAC Name: 1-[(2R,3R,4S,5R)-3,4-dihydroxy-5-(hydroxymethyl)oxolan-2-yl]-1,2,4-triazole-3-carboxamide
• InChI: 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
• InChIKey: IWUCXVSUMQZMFG-AFCXAGJDSA-N
• SMILES: C1=NC(=NN1C2C(C(C(O2)CO)O)O)C(=O)N

Ribavirin (CAS 36791-04-5) is an anti-viral drug used for severe RSV infection; hepatitis C infection, including if persistent, and often in combination with peginterferon alfa-2b or peginterferon alfa-2a; as well as some other viral infections. It is a guanosine (ribonucleic) analog used to stop viral RNA synthesis and viral mRNA capping, thus, it is a nucleoside inhibitor. Ribavirin is a prodrug, which when metabolized resembles purine RNA nucleotides. In this form it interferes with RNA metabolism required for viral replication. How it exactly affects viral replication is unknown; many mechanisms have been proposed for this but none of these has been proven to date. Multiple mechanisms may be responsible for its actions.

Overview of Clinical Research

Ribavirin is a nucleic acid inhibitor. It is marketed to treat Hepatitis C.

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