OBO ID: CHEBI:7956

Term Name:	penciclovir		Search Ontology:
Synonyms:	2-amino-9-[4-hydroxy-3-(hydroxymethyl)butyl]-1,9-dihydro-6H-purin-6-one 9-(4-hydroxy-3-(hydroxymethyl)butyl)guanine 9-(4-hydroxy-3-hydroxymethylbut-1-yl)-guanine 9-[2-hydroxy-1-(hydroxymethyl)-ethoxymethyl]guanine 9-[4-hydroxy-3-(hydroxymethyl)but-1-yl]guanine PCV PE2 penciclovir penciclovirum
Definition:	A member of the class of 2-aminopurines that is guanine in which the hydrogen at position 9 is substituted by a 4-hydroxy-3-(hydroxymethyl)but-1-yl group. An antiviral drug, it is administered topically for treatment of herpes labialis. A prodrug, famciclovir, is used for oral administration.
References:	CAS:39809-25-1 DrugBank:DB00299 Drug_Central:2079 HMDB:HMDB0014444 KEGG:C07417 KEGG:D05407 LINCS:LSM-5587 PDBeChem:PE2 PMID:3040998 Patent:US5075445 Reaxys:4501039 Wikipedia:Penciclovir
Ontology:	ChEBI  ( EBI )