Description

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.

Chemical properties

Chemical formula Net charge Average mass
C10H15N5O3 0 253.25780
penciclovir

Nomenclature

IUPAC SMILES InChI InChIKey Synonyms
2-amino-9-[4-hydroxy-3-(hydroxymethyl)butyl]-1,9-dihydro-6H-purin-6-one Nc1nc2n(CCC(CO)CO)cnc2c(=O)[nH]1 InChI=1S/C10H15N5O3/c11-10-13-8-7(9(18)14-10)12-5-15(8)2-1-6(3-16)4-17/h5-6,16-17H,1-4H2,(H3,11,13,14,18) JNTOCHDNEULJHD-UHFFFAOYSA-N
  • 9-[2-hydroxy-1-(hydroxymethyl)-ethoxymethyl]guanine
  • 9-[4-hydroxy-3-(hydroxymethyl)but-1-yl]guanine
  • pcv
  • penciclovirum
  • pe2
  • 9-(4-hydroxy-3-(hydroxymethyl)butyl)guanine
  • 9-(4-hydroxy-3-hydroxymethylbut-1-yl)-guanine