Ribavirin (ICN-1229)

Catalog No.S2504 Batch:S250407

Technical Data

Formula	C₈H₁₂N₄O₅
Molecular Weight	244.20864	CAS No.	36791-04-5
Solubility (25°C)*	In vitro	DMSO	49 mg/mL (200.64 mM)
		Water	49 mg/mL (200.64 mM)
		Ethanol	Insoluble
* <1 mg/ml means slightly soluble or insoluble. * Please note that Selleck tests the solubility of all compounds in-house, and the actual solubility may differ slightly from published values. This is normal and is due to slight batch-to-batch variations. * Room temperature shipping (Stability testing shows this product can be shipped without any cooling measures.)

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Biological Activity

Description	Ribavirin (NSC-163039, ICN-1229, RTCA, Tribavirin), a synthetic guanosine analogue, possesses a broad spectrum of activity against DNA and RNA viruses.
In vitro	Ribavirin significantly reduces the efficiency with which progeny subgenomic replicons transfect new cells in the replicon system, although ribavirin has little effect on levels of HCV replication. Ribavirin increases the mutation frequency of HCV, with the highest rates of mutations being found in the NS5A-encoding region. Ribavirin enhances TH1 while inhibiting T 2 cytokine production by stimulated T cells. ^[1] Ribavirin shows antiviral activity against a variety of RNA viruses and is used in combination with interferon-alpha to treat hepatitis C virus infection. Ribavirin reduces infectious poliovirus production to as little as 0. 00001% in cell culture. ^[2] Ribavirin's antiviral activity is exerted directly through lethal mutagenesis of the viral genetic material. ^[3] Ribavirin markedly reduces viral-induced parameters of macrophage activation at physiologic concentrations (up to 500 mg/mL). Ribavirin inhibits the production of IL-4 by Th2 cells, whereas it does not diminish the production of IFN-gamma in Th1 cells. ^[4] Ribavirin exhibits antiviral activity against a broad range of both DNA and RNA viruses in vitro. Ribavirin is a cytostatic agent and causes a reduction in synthesis of DNA, RNA and proteins in exposed cells. Ribavirin is thought to induce a switch in T-helper cell phenotype from type 2 to type 1. ^[5]

Description

Ribavirin (NSC-163039, ICN-1229, RTCA, Tribavirin), a synthetic guanosine analogue, possesses a broad spectrum of activity against DNA and RNA viruses.

In vitro

Ribavirin significantly reduces the efficiency with which progeny subgenomic replicons transfect new cells in the replicon system, although ribavirin has little effect on levels of HCV replication. Ribavirin increases the mutation frequency of HCV, with the highest rates of mutations being found in the NS5A-encoding region. Ribavirin enhances TH1 while inhibiting T 2 cytokine production by stimulated T cells. ^[1] Ribavirin shows antiviral activity against a variety of RNA viruses and is used in combination with interferon-alpha to treat hepatitis C virus infection. Ribavirin reduces infectious poliovirus production to as little as 0. 00001% in cell culture. ^[2] Ribavirin's antiviral activity is exerted directly through lethal mutagenesis of the viral genetic material. ^[3] Ribavirin markedly reduces viral-induced parameters of macrophage activation at physiologic concentrations (up to 500 mg/mL). Ribavirin inhibits the production of IL-4 by Th2 cells, whereas it does not diminish the production of IFN-gamma in Th1 cells. ^[4] Ribavirin exhibits antiviral activity against a broad range of both DNA and RNA viruses in vitro. Ribavirin is a cytostatic agent and causes a reduction in synthesis of DNA, RNA and proteins in exposed cells. Ribavirin is thought to induce a switch in T-helper cell phenotype from type 2 to type 1. ^[5]

Protocol (from reference)

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Selleck's Ribavirin (ICN-1229) has been cited by 21 publications

Biological and Structural Analyses of New Potent Allosteric Inhibitors of HIV-1 Integrase [ Antimicrob Agents Chemother, 2023, 67(7):e0046223]	PubMed: 37310224
RECOVER identifies synergistic drug combinations in vitro through sequential model optimization [ Cell Rep Methods, 2023, 3(10):100599]	PubMed: 37797618
An anti-influenza A virus microbial metabolite acts by degrading viral endonuclease PA [ Nat Commun, 2022, 13(1):2079]	PubMed: 35440123
Revisiting the Mongolian Gerbil Model for Hepatitis E Virus by Reverse Genetics [ Microbiol Spectr, 2022, e0219321]	PubMed: 35230152
2-((1H-indol-3-yl)thio)-N-phenyl-acetamides: SARS-CoV-2 RNA-dependent RNA polymerase inhibitors [ Antiviral Res, 2021, 196:105209]	PubMed: 34801588
A cell-based assay to discover inhibitors of SARS-CoV-2 RNA dependent RNA polymerase [ Antiviral Res, 2021, S0166-3542(21)00068-1]	PubMed: 33894278
Pre-Senescence Induction in Hepatoma Cells Favors Hepatitis C Virus Replication and Can Be Used in Exploring Antiviral Potential of Histone Deacetylase Inhibitors [ Int J Mol Sci, 2021, 22(9)4559]	PubMed: 33925399
The NF-κB inhibitor, SC75741, is a novel antiviral against emerging tick-borne bandaviruses [ Antiviral Res, 2020, 185:104993]	PubMed: 33296695
High-Throughput Screening of an FDA-Approved Drug Library Identifies Inhibitors against Arenaviruses and SARS-CoV-2 [ ACS Infect Dis, 2020, acsinfecdis.0c00486]	PubMed: 33183004
Project IDentif.AI: Harnessing Artificial Intelligence to Rapidly Optimize Combination Therapy Development for Infectious Disease Intervention [ Adv Ther (Weinh), 2020, 2000034]	PubMed: 32838027

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