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CHEBI:202940 - carbovir

ChEBI IDCHEBI:202940
ChEBI Namecarbovir
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DefinitionCyclopent-2-en-1-ylmethanol in which the 4-position is substituted by a 2-amino-6-hydroxy-9H-purin-9-yl group such that the two substitutents on the cyclopentene ring are in a cis relationship. The (−)-enantiomer, also known as carbovir, is a potent inhibitor of HIV replication replication in cell cultures.
Last Modified27 September 2010
Formula
Net Charge0
Average Mass247.253
Roles Classification
Biological Role:
HIV-1 reverse transcriptase inhibitor  An entity which inhibits the activity of HIV-1 reverse transcriptase.
ChEBI Ontology
Outgoing Relation(s)
carbovir (CHEBI:202940) has role HIV-1 reverse transcriptase inhibitor (CHEBI:53756)
carbovir (CHEBI:202940) is a 2-aminopurines (CHEBI:20702)
Incoming Relation(s)
(−)-carbovir (CHEBI:421843) is a carbovir (CHEBI:202940)
IUPAC Name 
2-amino-9-[rel-(1R,4S)-4-(hydroxymethyl)cyclopent-2-en-1-yl]-1,9-dihydro-6H-purin-6-one
Synonyms  Source
2-amino-9-[rel-(1R,4S)-4-(hydroxymethyl)cyclopent-2-en-1-yl]-9H-purin-6-olIUPAC
cis-2-amino-9-(4-hydroxymethylcyclopent-2-enyl)-9H-purin-6-olChEBI
cis-2-amino-1,9-dihydro-9-(4-(hydroxymethyl)-2-cyclopenten-1-yl)-6H-purin-6-oneChEBI
cis-(±)-2-amino-1,9-dihydro-9-(4-(hydroxymethyl)-2-cyclopenten-1-yl)-6H-purin-6-oneChEBI
carbovirChemIDplus
(±)-carbovirChEBI
Registry NumbersSources
CAS:118353-05-2ChemIDplus
Citations