Product Description: Vidarabine (Standard) is the analytical standard of Vidarabine. This product is intended for research and analytical applications. Vidarabine (Ara-A) an antiviral agent which is active against herpes simplex and varicella zoster viruses[1][2]. Vidarabine has IC50s of 9.3 μg/ml for HSV-1 and 11.3 μg/ml for HSV-2[2]. Vidarabine also has anti-orthopoxvirus activity[3].
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References: [1]Whitley, R., et al., Vidarabine: a preliminary review of its pharmacological properties and therapeutic use. Drugs, 1980. 20(4): p. 267-82./[2]Suzuki M, et al. Synergistic antiviral activity of acyclovir and vidarabine against herpes simplex virus types 1 and 2 and varicella-zoster virus. Antiviral Res. 2006;72(2):157-161./[3]Donald F Smee, et al. A review of compounds exhibiting anti-orthopoxvirus activity in animal models. Antiviral Res. 2003 Jan;57(1-2):41-52.
CAS Number: 5536-17-4
Molecular Weight: N/A
Research Area: Infection
Target: Antibiotic;HSV;Nucleoside Antimetabolite/Analog;Orthopoxvirus
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