Description / Application
Stavudine is a nucleoside analogue obtained by formal dehydration across positions 2 and 3 of thymidine. An inhibitor of HIV-1 reverse transcriptase. It has a role as an antiviral agent, an antimetabolite and an EC 2.7.7.49 (RNA-directed DNA polymerase) inhibitor. It is an organic molecular entity, a dihydrofuran and a nucleoside analogue. It is functionally related to a thymine.
Identities
| Alternative Name | 1-(2,3-Dideoxy-beta-D-glycero-pent-2-enofuranosyl)thymine, 2',3'-Anhydrothymidine; 1-(5-(hydroxymethyl)-2,5-dihydrofuran-2-yl)-5-methylpyrimidine-2,4(1H,3H)-dione; Zerit; 2',3'-Didehydro-3'-deoxythymidine |
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| Molecular Formula | C10H12N2O4 |
| Molecular Weight | 224.21 |
| MFCD | MFCD00132921 |
Safety
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| Signal Word | Warning |
| Hazard Statements | H315;H319;H335 |
| Precautionary Statements | P261;P264;P271;P280;P302+P352;P304+P340;P305+P351+P338;P312;P321;P332+P313;P337+P313;P362;P403+P233;P405;P501 |