Acyclic Nucleosides as Antiviral Compounds

Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology - Part B Molecular Biotechnology

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 125-137

  Freeman, Sally ^a   Gardiner, John M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

(S) HPMPC; Acyclic nucleoside phosphonates; Acyclic nucleosides; Acyclic oligonucleotides; Acyclovir; Antiviral; Famciclovir; Ganciclovir; HEPT; Penciclovir; PMEA; Purine nucleoside phosphorylase inhibitors; Valaciclovir

Indexed keywords

CUCUMBER MOSAIC VIRUS; HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 3; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1;

1 ((2 HYDROXYETHOXY)METHYL) 6 (PHENYLTHIO)THYMINE; 1-((2-HYDROXYETHOXY)METHYL)-6-(PHENYLTHIO)THYMINE; 2 AMINOPURINE; ACICLOVIR; ANTIVIRUS AGENT; DRUG DERIVATIVE; FAMCICLOVIR; GLYCOSYLTRANSFERASE; NUCLEOSIDE; NUCLEOSIDE PHOSPHORYLASE; PRODRUG; THYMINE;

ACYLATION; ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG EFFECT; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; REVIEW;

2-AMINOPURINE; ACYCLOVIR; ACYLATION; ANIMALS; ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; HIV-1; HUMANS; NUCLEOSIDES; PENTOSYLTRANSFERASES; PRODRUGS; THYMINE;

EID: 0030124517     PISSN: 10736085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02789061     Document Type: Review

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