Vidarabine

Description: Vidarabine (Adenine Arabinoside) is a nucleoside antibiotic isolated from Streptomyces antibioticus. It has some antineoplastic properties and has broad spectrum activity against DNA viruses in cell cultures and significant antiviral activity against infections caused by a variety of viruses such as the herpes viruses, the VACCINIA VIRUS and varicella zoster virus. Target: Tyrosine Kinases, DNA/RNA Synthesis, Antibiotic, Nucleoside Antimetabolite/Analog, HSV. Smiles: O[C@@H]1[C@H](N2C=3C(N=C2)=C(N)N=CN3)O[C@H](CO)[C@H]1O. References: Suzuki M, et al. Antiviral Res, 2006, 72(2), 157-161.