Sunday, November 16, 2008

About Zidovudine

IUPAC Name of Zidovudine : 1-[(2R,4S,5S)-4-azido-5-(hydroxymethyl)tetrahydrofuran-2-yl]-
5-methylpyrimidine-2,4(1H,3H)-dione
Formula of Zidovudine : C10H13N5O4
Zidovudine is known as as the first ever drug which has been given approval for curing the AIDS and HIV infection. Its molecular mass is 267.242 g/mol. Zidovudine is known as the nucleoside analog reverse transcriptase inhibitor, which is one class of the antiretroviral drug. It is also known as azidothymidine. It can be used along with the other antiretroviral medications with the motive of reducing the chances of HIV infection. Zidovudine is not engage in destroying the HIV Infection, as it only delays its progression and also the replication of virus at the high doses. The protein binding of zidovudine is 30 to 38%. The buyers can source Zidovudine directly from the Suppliers of Zidovudine through available online B2B portals.