MK-2748
MK-2748 is a hepatitis C virus (HCV) NS3/4a protease inhibitor. MK-2748 exhibits broad-spectrum and potent antiviral activity, with nanomolar-level activity against all genotypes (gt1a-gt6) (IC₅₀ < 0.115 nM), showing only slightly weaker activity against gt3a (1.212 nM), and maintaining high inhibitory activity against drug-resistant mutant strains such as gt1b R155K (IC₅₀ = 0.032 nM) and D168Y (IC₅₀ = 0.057 nM). MK-2748 can be used in the research of HCV infection.
For research use only. We do not sell to patients.
- CAS No.: 1193902-95-2
- Formula: C42H56N6O10S
- Molecular Weight:836.99
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Storage:
Please store the product under the recommended conditions in the Certificate of Analysis.
Biological Activity
Description
Clinical Trial
| NCT Number | Sponsor | Condition | Start Date |
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| NCT01329991 | Plexxikon| | 2011-05 | PHASE1 |
Chemical Information
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CAS No. 1193902-95-2
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Molecular Weight 836.99
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Formula C42H56N6O10S
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SMILES
O=C([C@H](C[C@](OC(N1CCCCC[C@@]2([H])[C@](CCC2)([H])O3)=NC4=CC(OC)=CC=C4C1=O)([H])C5)N5C([C@H](C6CCCC6)NC3=O)=O)N[C@]7([C@H](C=C)C7)C(NS(=O)(C8(CC8)C)=O)=O
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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
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Calculators
Concentration (start) × Volume (start) = Concentration (final) × Volume (final)