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Stereochemistry RACEMIC
Molecular Formula C8H11N3O3S
Molecular Weight 229.256
Optical Activity ( + / - )
Defined Stereocenters 2 / 2
E/Z Centers 0
Charge 0

SHOW SMILES / InChI
Structure of APRICITABINE, (±)-

SMILES

NC1=NC(=O)N(C=C1)[C@H]2CO[C@@H](CO)S2

InChI

InChIKey=RYMCFYKJDVMSIR-RNFRBKRXSA-N
InChI=1S/C8H11N3O3S/c9-5-1-2-11(8(13)10-5)6-4-14-7(3-12)15-6/h1-2,6-7,12H,3-4H2,(H2,9,10,13)/t6-,7-/m1/s1

HIDE SMILES / InChI

Molecular Formula C8H11N3O3S
Molecular Weight 229.256
Charge 0
Count
Stereochemistry ABSOLUTE
Additional Stereochemistry No
Defined Stereocenters 2 / 2
E/Z Centers 0
Optical Activity UNSPECIFIED

Apricitabine (ATC) is an investigational drug that was being studied for the treatment of HIV infection. Apricitabine belongs to a class (group) of HIV drugs called nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NRTIs). NRTIs block an HIV reverse transcriptase. By blocking reverse transcriptase, NRTIs prevent HIV from multiplying and can reduce the amount of HIV in the body. In vitro studies have shown that apricitabine appears to work on certain HIV strains against which other FDA-approved NRTIs, such as lamivudine (brand name: Epivir), may no longer work. Apricitabine shows antiviral activity in vitro against HIV-1 strains and clinical isolates with mutations in the reverse transcriptase that confer resistance to other NRTIs, including M184V, thymidine analogue mutations (TAMs), nucleoside-associated mutations such as L74V and certain mutations at codon 69. Apricitabine has shown activity in treatment-experienced HIV-1-infected patients with NRTI resistance (with M184V and up to five TAMs) as well as in treatment-naive patients. The study of apricitabine as an HIV medicine was discontinued in 2016. The company developing the drug decided to stop their clinical trials due to a lack of funding and a lack of interest in apricitabine’s early access program.

Approval Year

Cmax

Cmax

ValueDoseCo-administeredAnalytePopulation
4920 ng/mL
400 mg 2 times / day steady-state, oral
dose: 400 mg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: STEADY-STATE
co-administered:
APRICITABINE plasma
Homo sapiens
population: UNHEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: FEMALE / MALE
food status: UNKNOWN
9720 ng/mL
800 mg 2 times / day steady-state, oral
dose: 800 mg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: STEADY-STATE
co-administered:
APRICITABINE plasma
Homo sapiens
population: UNHEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: FEMALE / MALE
food status: UNKNOWN
11500 ng/mL
1200 mg 2 times / day steady-state, oral
dose: 1200 mg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: STEADY-STATE
co-administered:
APRICITABINE plasma
Homo sapiens
population: UNHEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: MALE
food status: UNKNOWN
AUC

AUC

ValueDoseCo-administeredAnalytePopulation
24100 ng × h/mL
400 mg 2 times / day steady-state, oral
dose: 400 mg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: STEADY-STATE
co-administered:
APRICITABINE plasma
Homo sapiens
population: UNHEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: FEMALE / MALE
food status: UNKNOWN
38100 ng × h/mL
800 mg 2 times / day steady-state, oral
dose: 800 mg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: STEADY-STATE
co-administered:
APRICITABINE plasma
Homo sapiens
population: UNHEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: FEMALE / MALE
food status: UNKNOWN
53200 ng × h/mL
1200 mg 2 times / day steady-state, oral
dose: 1200 mg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: STEADY-STATE
co-administered:
APRICITABINE plasma
Homo sapiens
population: UNHEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: MALE
food status: UNKNOWN
T1/2

T1/2

ValueDoseCo-administeredAnalytePopulation
2.45 h
400 mg 2 times / day steady-state, oral
dose: 400 mg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: STEADY-STATE
co-administered:
APRICITABINE plasma
Homo sapiens
population: UNHEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: FEMALE / MALE
food status: UNKNOWN
2.69 h
800 mg 2 times / day steady-state, oral
dose: 800 mg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: STEADY-STATE
co-administered:
APRICITABINE plasma
Homo sapiens
population: UNHEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: FEMALE / MALE
food status: UNKNOWN
1.91 h
1200 mg 2 times / day steady-state, oral
dose: 1200 mg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: STEADY-STATE
co-administered:
APRICITABINE plasma
Homo sapiens
population: UNHEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: MALE
food status: UNKNOWN
Overview

Overview

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PubMed

PubMed

TitleDatePubMed
Drug resistance and drug combination features of the human immunodeficiency virus inhibitor, BCH-10652 [(+/-)-2'-deoxy-3'-oxa-4'-thiocytidine, dOTC].
2000 Jul
Selection of resistance-conferring mutations in HIV-1 by the nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (+/-)dOTC and (+/-)dOTFC.
2000 Nov
Pharmacokinetics of single oral doses of apricitabine, a novel deoxycytidine analogue reverse transcriptase inhibitor, in healthy volunteers.
2006
Kinetics of inhibition of HIV type 1 reverse transcriptase-bearing NRTI-associated mutations by apricitabine triphosphate.
2007
Apricitabine: a novel deoxycytidine analogue nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor for the treatment of nucleoside-resistant HIV infection.
2007
Gateways to clinical trials.
2007 Jan-Feb
Effects of apricitabine and other nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors on replication of mitochondrial DNA in HepG2 cells.
2007 Oct
Emerging antiviral drugs.
2008 Sep
Comparison of the pharmacokinetics of apricitabine in the presence and absence of ritonavir-boosted tipranavir: a phase I, open-label, controlled, single-centre study.
2009
Pharmacotherapy of pediatric and adolescent HIV infection.
2009 Jun
Patents

Patents

Sample Use Guides

In this Phase II randomized, double-blind study, 51 treatment-experienced HIV-1-infected patients with the reverse transcriptase mutation M184V who were failing therapy which included lamivudine (3TC) were randomized to receive twice-daily 600 mg Apricitabine (ATC), 800 mg ATC or 150 mg 3TC for 21 days.
Route of Administration: Oral
Apricitabine (ATC) showed similar activity (IC50: 10–50 uM) against isolates of various group M HIV-1 clades, including A/G, B, C, D, A(E), D/F, F and H.
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Name Type Language
APRICITABINE, (±)-
Common Name English
2(1H)-PYRIMIDINONE, 4-AMINO-1-((2R,4R)-2-(HYDROXYMETHYL)-1,3-OXATHIOLAN-4-YL)-, REL-
Systematic Name English
DOTC, CIS-(±)-
Common Name English
BCH-10652
Code English
2'-DEOXY-3'-OXA-4'-THIOCYTIDINE, CIS-
Common Name English
Code System Code Type Description
PUBCHEM
455041
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FDA UNII
DND9Y3G72C
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CAS
143338-12-9
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