Penciclovir

Catalog No.S4184 Batch:S418401

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Technical Data

Formula

C10H15N5O3
Molecular Weight 253.26 CAS No. 39809-25-1
Solubility (25°C)* In vitro DMSO 34 mg/mL (134.24 mM)
Water 1 mg/mL (3.94 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 Penciclovir (BRL-39123, VSA 671,NSC-759624) is a purine acyclic nucleoside analogue with potent antiviral activity.
In vitro

Penciclovir is a guanine analogue antiviral drug used for the treatment of various herpesvirus infections. It is a nucleoside analogue which exhibits low toxicity and good selectivity. Penciclovir is a selective antiherpesvirus agent, particularly against herpes simplex virus types 1 and 2 (HSV-1 and HSV-2) and varicella-zoster virus (VZV). Penciclovir is converted to its active form, penciclovir triphosphate, by cellular kinases. It inhibits viral DNA polymerase by competing with deoxyguanosine triphosphate. It inhibits DNA synthesis of virus-infected cells. Penciclovir has in vitro activity against herpes simplex virus types 1 (HSV-1) and 2 (HSV-2). It does not inhibit DNA synthesis in non-infected cells. Mode of resistance is via qualitative changes in viral thymidine kinase or DNA polymerase. [1] Penciclovir has activity against several herpes viruses with IC50 of 37.9 μM for HHV-6A and 77.8 μM for HHV-6B. [2] Herpes simplex virus-1 studies indicate that Penciclovir induces apoptosis without causing much genotoxicity. [3]

Protocol (from reference)

Selleck's Penciclovir has been cited by 6 publications

Safety, efficacy and delivery of multiple nucleoside analogs via drug encapsulated carbon (DECON) based sustained drug release platform [ Eur J Pharm Biopharm, 2022, S0939-6411(22)00047-9] PubMed: 35314347
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
Quinoline and Quinazoline Derivatives Inhibit Viral RNA Synthesis by SARS-CoV-2 RdRp [ ACS Infect Dis, 2021, 10.1021/acsinfecdis.1c00083] PubMed: 34038639
Tenofovir Prodrugs Potently Inhibit Epstein-Barr Virus Lytic DNA Replication by Targeting the Viral DNA Polymerase [ Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, 2020, 14;202002392] PubMed: 32409608
Standalone or combinatorial phenylbutyrate therapy shows excellent antiviral activity and mimics CREB3 silencing [ Sci Adv, 2020, 6(49)eabd9443] PubMed: 33277262
Reversal of Infected Host Gene Expression Identifies Repurposed Drug Candidates for COVID-19 [ bioRxiv, 2020, 2020/9/20.4.7.30734] PubMed: 32511305

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