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Details

Stereochemistry ABSOLUTE
Molecular Formula C10H12N4O3
Molecular Weight 236.2273
Optical Activity UNSPECIFIED
Defined Stereocenters 2 / 2
E/Z Centers 0
Charge 0

SHOW SMILES / InChI
Structure of DIDANOSINE

SMILES

OC[C@@H]1CC[C@@H](O1)N2C=NC3=C2N=CNC3=O

InChI

InChIKey=BXZVVICBKDXVGW-NKWVEPMBSA-N
InChI=1S/C10H12N4O3/c15-3-6-1-2-7(17-6)14-5-13-8-9(14)11-4-12-10(8)16/h4-7,15H,1-3H2,(H,11,12,16)/t6-,7+/m0/s1

HIDE SMILES / InChI

Molecular Formula C10H12N4O3
Molecular Weight 236.2273
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

Didanosine was developed by Bristol-Myers Squibb in collaboration with the NIH for the treatment of HIV-1 infections. Upon administration the drug is metabolized to the active metabolite which inhibits HIV-1 reverse transcriptase both by competing with deoxyadenosine 5'-triphosphate and by its incorporation into viral DNA. Didanosine was approved by FDA under the name Videx (among the other names).

CNS Activity

Originator

Approval Year

Targets

Primary TargetPharmacologyConditionPotency

Conditions

ConditionModalityTargetsHighest PhaseProduct
Primary
VIDEX

Cmax

ValueDoseCo-administeredAnalytePopulation
305 ng/mL
0.4 mg/kg bw single, intravenous
DIDANOSINE plasma
Homo sapiens
291 ng/mL
0.4 mg/kg bw 2 times / day steady-state, intravenous
DIDANOSINE plasma
Homo sapiens
2818 ng/mL
3 mg/kg bw single, intravenous
DIDANOSINE plasma
Homo sapiens
3041 ng/mL
3 mg/kg bw 2 times / day steady-state, intravenous
DIDANOSINE plasma
Homo sapiens
17974 ng/mL
16.5 mg/kg bw single, intravenous
DIDANOSINE plasma
Homo sapiens
18019 ng/mL
16.5 mg/kg bw 2 times / day steady-state, intravenous
DIDANOSINE plasma
Homo sapiens
244 ng/mL
0.8 mg/kg bw single, oral
DIDANOSINE plasma
Homo sapiens
343 ng/mL
0.8 mg/kg bw 2 times / day steady-state, oral
DIDANOSINE plasma
Homo sapiens
1494 ng/mL
6 mg/kg bw single, oral
DIDANOSINE plasma
Homo sapiens
2257 ng/mL
6 mg/kg bw 2 times / day steady-state, oral
DIDANOSINE plasma
Homo sapiens
5787 ng/mL
33 mg/kg bw single, oral
DIDANOSINE plasma
Homo sapiens
6041 ng/mL
33 mg/kg bw 2 times / day steady-state, oral
DIDANOSINE plasma
Homo sapiens

AUC

ValueDoseCo-administeredAnalytePopulation
413 ng × h/mL
0.4 mg/kg bw single, intravenous
DIDANOSINE plasma
Homo sapiens
418 ng × h/mL
0.4 mg/kg bw 2 times / day steady-state, intravenous
DIDANOSINE plasma
Homo sapiens
3726 ng × h/mL
3 mg/kg bw single, intravenous
DIDANOSINE plasma
Homo sapiens
4118 ng × h/mL
3 mg/kg bw 2 times / day steady-state, intravenous
DIDANOSINE plasma
Homo sapiens
28257 ng × h/mL
16.5 mg/kg bw single, intravenous
DIDANOSINE plasma
Homo sapiens
32264 ng × h/mL
16.5 mg/kg bw 2 times / day steady-state, intravenous
DIDANOSINE plasma
Homo sapiens
351 ng × h/mL
0.8 mg/kg bw single, oral
DIDANOSINE plasma
Homo sapiens
421 ng × h/mL
0.8 mg/kg bw 2 times / day steady-state, oral
DIDANOSINE plasma
Homo sapiens
2374 ng × h/mL
6 mg/kg bw single, oral
DIDANOSINE plasma
Homo sapiens
3377 ng × h/mL
6 mg/kg bw 2 times / day steady-state, oral
DIDANOSINE plasma
Homo sapiens
12730 ng × h/mL
33 mg/kg bw single, oral
DIDANOSINE plasma
Homo sapiens
14179 ng × h/mL
33 mg/kg bw 2 times / day steady-state, oral
DIDANOSINE plasma
Homo sapiens

T1/2

ValueDoseCo-administeredAnalytePopulation
0.88 h
0.4 mg/kg bw single, intravenous
DIDANOSINE plasma
Homo sapiens
0.93 h
0.4 mg/kg bw 2 times / day steady-state, intravenous
DIDANOSINE plasma
Homo sapiens
1.17 h
3 mg/kg bw single, intravenous
DIDANOSINE plasma
Homo sapiens
1.19 h
3 mg/kg bw 2 times / day steady-state, intravenous
DIDANOSINE plasma
Homo sapiens
1.48 h
16.5 mg/kg bw single, intravenous
DIDANOSINE plasma
Homo sapiens
1.49 h
16.5 mg/kg bw 2 times / day steady-state, intravenous
DIDANOSINE plasma
Homo sapiens
0.76 h
0.8 mg/kg bw single, oral
DIDANOSINE plasma
Homo sapiens
1.1 h
0.8 mg/kg bw 2 times / day steady-state, oral
DIDANOSINE plasma
Homo sapiens
1.12 h
6 mg/kg bw single, oral
DIDANOSINE plasma
Homo sapiens
1.24 h
6 mg/kg bw 2 times / day steady-state, oral
DIDANOSINE plasma
Homo sapiens
1.64 h
33 mg/kg bw single, oral
DIDANOSINE plasma
Homo sapiens
1.9 h
33 mg/kg bw 2 times / day steady-state, oral
DIDANOSINE plasma
Homo sapiens

Doses

AEs

Overview

CYP3A4CYP2C9CYP2D6hERG

OverviewOther

Other InhibitorOther SubstrateOther Inducer


Drug as perpetrator​

Drug as victim

PubMed

Sample Use Guides

In Vivo Use Guide
In adult patients didanosine should be administered on an empty stomach at least 30 minutes before eating at the dose of 200 mg twice daily (body weight is at least 60 kg) or 125 mg twice daily (body weight is less than 60 kg). Pediatric patients (2 weeks old to 18 years old): the drug should be administered on an empty stomach at least 30 minutes before or 2 hours after eating at the dose of 100-120 mg per m2 twice daily.
Route of Administration: Oral
In Vitro Use Guide
The anti-HIV-1 activity of didanosine was evaluated in a variety of HIV-1 infected lymphoblastic cell lines and monocyte/macrophage cell cultures. The concentration of drug necessary to inhibit viral replication by 50% (EC50) ranged from 2.5 to 10 uM (1 uM = 0.24 ug/mL) in lymphoblastic cell lines and 0.01 to 0.1 uM in monocyte/macrophage cell cultures.
Substance Class Chemical
Record UNII
K3GDH6OH08
Record Status Validated (UNII)
Record Version