Famciclovir-d4
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Famciclovir-d4 is the deuterium labeled Famciclovir. Famciclovir (BRL 42810) is a guanine analogue antiviral agent used for the treatment of various herpesvirus infections.
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- CAS No.: 1020719-42-9
- Formula: C14H15D4N5O4
- Molecular Weight:325.36
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Storage:
Please store the product under the recommended conditions in the Certificate of Analysis.
Biological Activity
Description
In Vitro
Stable heavy isotopes of hydrogen, carbon, and other elements have been incorporated into drug molecules, largely as tracers for quantitation during the drug development process. Deuteration has gained attention because of its potential to affect the pharmacokinetic and metabolic profiles of drugs[1].
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Application
1. This compound can be used as a tracer
2. This compound can be used as an internal standard for quantitative analysis by NMR, GC-MS, or LC-MS.
Chemical Information
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CAS No. 1020719-42-9
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Unlabeled CAS 104227-87-4
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Molecular Weight 325.36
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Formula C14H15D4N5O4
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SMILES
CC(OCC(COC(C)=O)C([2H])([2H])C([2H])([2H])N1C2=NC(N)=NC=C2N=C1)=O
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Synonyms
BRL 42810-d4
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Shipping
Room temperature in continental US; may vary elsewhere.
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Storage
Please store the product under the recommended conditions in the Certificate of Analysis.
Protocols
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Research Protocol for Infectious Diseases
Infectious-disease experiments test how pathogens interact with host barriers, innate immune receptors, inflammatory signaling, pathogen replication, and tissue injury; pattern-recognition receptors such as TLRs, RIG-I-like receptors, NOD-like receptors, and inflammasomes detect microbial molecules and activate NF-κB, interferon, and cytokine responses. The central hypothesis is that infection severity reflects the balance between pathogen burden and host response: protective inflammation restricts pathogen growth, whereas excessive or mislocalized inflammation contributes to tissue damage and disease phenotype. Unresolved questions include which host pathways are protective versus pathogenic, why some infection models fail to translate to human disease, and which combined readouts best predict clinically relevant infection outcomes.
Purity & Documentation
References
[1]. Russak EM, et al. Impact of Deuterium Substitution on the Pharmacokinetics of Pharmaceuticals. Ann Pharmacother. 2019;53(2):211-216. [Content Brief]
[2]. Harrell AW, Wheeler SM, Pennick M, Evidence that famciclovir (BRL 42810) and its associated metabolites do not inhibit the 6 beta-hydroxylation of testosterone in human liver microsomes. Drug Metab Dispos. 1993 Jan-Feb;21(1):18-23. [Content Brief]
[3]. Perry CM, Wagstaff AJ. Famciclovir. A review of its pharmacological properties and therapeutic efficacy in herpesvirus infections. Drugs. 1995 Aug;50(2):396-415. [Content Brief]
[4]. Trépo C, Jezek P, Atkinson G, Famciclovir in chronic hepatitis B: results of a dose-finding study. J Hepatol. 2000 Jun;32(6):1011-8. [Content Brief]
[5]. Filer CW, Ramji JV, Allen GD, Metabolic and pharmacokinetic studies following oral administration of famciclovir to the rat and dog. Xenobiotica. 1995 May;25(5):477-90. [Content Brief]
[6]. Wutzler P, Ulbricht A, Färber I. Antiviral efficacies of famciclovir, valaciclovir, and brivudin in disseminated herpes simplex virus type 1 infection in mice. Intervirology. 1997;40(1):15-21. [Content Brief]
Calculators
Concentration (start) × Volume (start) = Concentration (final) × Volume (final)