OBO ID: CHEBI:4974

Term Name:	famciclovir		Search Ontology:
Synonyms:	2-(2-(2-amino-9H-purin-9-yl)ethyl)-1,3-propanediol diacetate 2-[(acetyloxy)methyl]-4-(2-amino-9H-purin-9-yl)butyl acetate 9-[4-acetoxy-3-(acetoxymethyl)but-1-yl]-2-aminopurine acetic acid 2-acetoxymethyl-4-(2-amino-purin-9-yl)-butyl ester BRL-42810 FAMCICLOVIR famciclovirum Famvir FCV
Definition:	2-Amino-9H-purine in which the hydrogen at position 9 is substituted by a 4-acetoxy-3-(acetoxymethyl)but-1-yl group. A prodrug of the antiviral penciclovir, it is used for the treatment of acute herpes zoster (shingles), for the treatment or suppression of recurrent genital herpes in immunocompetent patients and for the treatment of recurrent mucocutaneous herpes simplex infections in HIV infected patients.
References:	CAS:104227-87-4 DrugBank:DB00426 Drug_Central:1128 HMDB:HMDB0014570 KEGG:D00317 LINCS:LSM-2990 PMID:17870541 PMID:2754699 PMID:9719596 Patent:US5246937 Reaxys:4208403 Wikipedia:Famciclovir
Ontology:	ChEBI  ( EBI )