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Details

Stereochemistry ABSOLUTE
Molecular Formula C16H20N6O3
Molecular Weight 344.3684
Optical Activity UNSPECIFIED
Defined Stereocenters 2 / 2
E/Z Centers 0
Charge 0

SHOW SMILES / InChI
Structure of ABACAVIR HYDROXYACETATE

SMILES

NC1=NC2=C(N=CN2[C@@H]3C[C@H](COC(=O)CO)C=C3)C(NC4CC4)=N1

InChI

InChIKey=ZBBZROWQLKCFQK-KOLCDFICSA-N
InChI=1S/C16H20N6O3/c17-16-20-14(19-10-2-3-10)13-15(21-16)22(8-18-13)11-4-1-9(5-11)7-25-12(24)6-23/h1,4,8-11,23H,2-3,5-7H2,(H3,17,19,20,21)/t9-,11+/m1/s1

HIDE SMILES / InChI

Molecular Formula C16H20N6O3
Molecular Weight 344.3684
Charge 0
Count
MOL RATIO 1 MOL RATIO (average)
Stereochemistry ABSOLUTE
Additional Stereochemistry No
Defined Stereocenters 2 / 2
E/Z Centers 0
Optical Activity UNSPECIFIED

Description

Abacavir is a nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor used for treatment of HIV infection (either alone or in combination with other antiviral drugs). It was shown that abacavir exerts its antiviral activity through its active metabolite, carbovir triphosphate. Carbovir triphosphate is a guanine analogue and a potent and selective inhibitor of viral reverse transcriptases. Upon administration, abacavir is first converted to abacavir monophosphate by ADK, then the monophosphate is deaminated to carbovir monophosphate, which is then anabolized by cellular kinases to carbovir diphosphate and then finally to carbovir triphosphate. Abacavir causes hypersensitivity reaction in patients with HLA-B*57:01 allele.

CNS Activity

Originator

Approval Year

Targets

Primary TargetPharmacologyConditionPotency
21.0 nM [Ki]

Conditions

ConditionModalityTargetsHighest PhaseProduct
Primary
ZIAGEN

Cmax

ValueDoseCo-administeredAnalytePopulation
3 μg/mL
300 mg 2 times / day steady-state, oral
ABACAVIR SULFATE plasma
Homo sapiens
4.26 μg/mL
600 mg single, oral
ABACAVIR SULFATE plasma
Homo sapiens

AUC

ValueDoseCo-administeredAnalytePopulation
6.02 μg × h/mL
300 mg 2 times / day steady-state, oral
ABACAVIR SULFATE plasma
Homo sapiens
11.95 μg × h/mL
600 mg single, oral
ABACAVIR SULFATE plasma
Homo sapiens

T1/2

ValueDoseCo-administeredAnalytePopulation
1.54 h
600 mg single, oral
ABACAVIR SULFATE plasma
Homo sapiens

Funbound

ValueDoseCo-administeredAnalytePopulation
50%
300 mg 2 times / day steady-state, oral
ABACAVIR SULFATE plasma
Homo sapiens

Doses

AEs

PubMed

Sample Use Guides

In Vivo Use Guide
Adults: 600 mg daily, administered as either 300 mg twice daily or 600 mg once daily. Pediatric Patients Aged 3 Months and Older: Administered either once or twice daily. Dose should be calculated on body weight (kg) and should not exceed 600 mg daily.
Route of Administration: Oral
In Vitro Use Guide
In order to study the inhibitory effect of abacavir on HIV strains, MT-2 cell line was infected with HIV-1 strain IIIB and was treated with increasing concentrations of the drug (up to 100 uM).
Substance Class Chemical
Record UNII
B3C7MG354B
Record Status Validated (UNII)
Record Version