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Edoxudine

Introduction

Edoxudine (or edoxudin) is an Antiviral drug. It is an analog of thymidine, a nucleoside.

It has shown effectiveness against herpes simplex virus.[1]

Synthesis

Synthesis

Bergstrom, Donald E.; Ruth, Jerry L. (1976). “Synthesis of C-5 substituted pyrimidine nucleosides via organopalladium intermediates”. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 98 (6): 1587–9. doi:10.1021/ja00422a056. PMID 1249369.

References

References

  1. ↑ “Topical antiviral agents for herpes simplex virus infections”. Drugs Today. 34 (12): 1013–25. December 1998. doi:10.1358/dot.1998.34.12.487486. PMID 14743269.


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