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trisodium phosphonoformate

Term ID
CHEBI:141644
Synonyms
  • foscarnet sodique
  • foscarnet sodium
  • foscarneto sodico
  • foscarnetum natricum
  • trisodium carboxyphosphate
  • trisodium carboxyphosphate (anhydrous)
  • trisodium dioxidophosphinecarboxylate oxide
  • trisodium phosphonoformate
  • trisodium phosphonoformate (anhydrous)
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Definition
The trisodium salt of phosphonoformic acid. It is used as an antiviral agent in the treatment of cytomegalovirus retinitis (CMV retinitis, an inflamation of the retina that can lead to blindness) and as an alternative to ganciclovir for AIDS patients who require concurrent antiretroviral therapy but are unable to tolerate ganciclovir due to haematological toxicity.
References
  • CAS:63585-09-1
  • DrugBank:DB00529
  • KEGG:D00579
Ontology
ChEBI  ( EBI )
Relationships
Phenotype
Phenotype resulting from trisodium phosphonoformate
Phenotype where environments contain trisodium phosphonoformate
Phenotype modified by environments containing trisodium phosphonoformate
Phenotype affecting trisodium phosphonoformate
Human Disease Model
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