Abbreviated name: FTC
Synonyms: 524W91 | BW-524W91 | Coviracil® | Emtriva®
emtricitabine is an approved drug (EMA & FDA (2003))
Compound class:
Synthetic organic
Comment: Emtricitabine is a nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NRTI) antiretroviral compound.
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Classification ![]() |
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Compound class | Synthetic organic |
Approved drug? | Yes. FDA (2003) | EMA (2003) |
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IUPAC Name ![]() |
4-amino-5-fluoro-1-[(2R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1,3-oxathiolan-5-yl]pyrimidin-2-one |
International Nonproprietary Names ![]() |
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INN number | INN |
7822 | emtricitabine |
Synonyms ![]() |
524W91 | BW-524W91 | Coviracil® | Emtriva® |
Database Links ![]() |
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CAS Registry No. | 143491-57-0 (source: Scifinder) |
ChEBI | CHEBI:31536 |
ChEMBL Ligand | CHEMBL885 |
DrugCentral Ligand | 1003 |
GtoPdb PubChem SID | 434122304 |
PubChem CID | 60877 |
RCSB PDB Ligand | ETV |
Search Google for chemical match using the InChIKey | XQSPYNMVSIKCOC-NTSWFWBYSA-N |
Search Google for chemicals with the same backbone | XQSPYNMVSIKCOC |
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UniChem Compound Search for chemical match using the InChIKey | XQSPYNMVSIKCOC-NTSWFWBYSA-N |
UniChem Connectivity Search for chemical match using the InChIKey | XQSPYNMVSIKCOC-NTSWFWBYSA-N |
Wikipedia | Emtricitabine |
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Emtricitabine (links to external site)
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