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Details

Stereochemistry ABSOLUTE
Molecular Formula C10H11F3N2O5
Molecular Weight 296.1999
Optical Activity UNSPECIFIED
Defined Stereocenters 3 / 3
E/Z Centers 0
Charge 0

SHOW SMILES / InChI
Structure of TRIFLURIDINE

SMILES

OC[C@H]1O[C@H](C[C@@H]1O)N2C=C(C(=O)NC2=O)C(F)(F)F

InChI

InChIKey=VSQQQLOSPVPRAZ-RRKCRQDMSA-N
InChI=1S/C10H11F3N2O5/c11-10(12,13)4-2-15(9(19)14-8(4)18)7-1-5(17)6(3-16)20-7/h2,5-7,16-17H,1,3H2,(H,14,18,19)/t5-,6+,7+/m0/s1

HIDE SMILES / InChI

Molecular Formula C10H11F3N2O5
Molecular Weight 296.1999
Charge 0
Count
MOL RATIO 1 MOL RATIO (average)
Stereochemistry ABSOLUTE
Additional Stereochemistry No
Defined Stereocenters 3 / 3
E/Z Centers 0
Optical Activity UNSPECIFIED

Description

Trifluridine (also called trifluorothymidine or TFT) is an anti-herpesvirus antiviral drug, used primarily on the eye. It was sold under the trade name, Viroptic, by Glaxo Wellcome, now merged into GlaxoSmithKline. It is a nucleoside analogue, a modified form of deoxyuridine, similar enough to be incorporated into viral DNA replication, but the -CF3 group added to the uracil component blocks base pairing, thus interfering with DNA replication. It is a component of the experimental anti-cancer drug TAS-102. Trifluridine is a fluorinated pyrimidine nucleoside with in vitro and in vivo activity against herpes simplex virus, types 1 and 2 and vaccinia virus. Some strains of adenovirus are also inhibited in vitro. VIROPTIC is also effective in the treatment of epithelial keratitis that has not responded clinically to the topical administration of idoxuridine or when ocular toxicity or hypersensitivity to idoxuridine has occurred. In a smaller number of patients found to be resistant to topical vidarabine, VIROPTIC was also effective. The mechanism of action of trifluridine has not been fully determined, but appears to involve the inhibition of viral replication. Trifluridine does this by incorporating into viral DNA during replication, which leads to the formation of defective proteins and an increased mutation rate.

CNS Activity

Originator

Approval Year

Targets

Primary TargetPharmacologyConditionPotency

Conditions

ConditionModalityTargetsHighest PhaseProduct
Curative
VIROPTIC

Cmax

ValueDoseCo-administeredAnalytePopulation
2155 ng/mL
35 mg/m² single, oral
TRIFLURIDINE blood
Homo sapiens
96 ng/mL
35 mg/m² single, oral
TRIFLURIDINE blood
Homo sapiens

AUC

ValueDoseCo-administeredAnalytePopulation
6694 μg × h/mL
35 mg/m² single, oral
TRIFLURIDINE blood
Homo sapiens
248 ng × h/mL
35 mg/m² single, oral
TRIFLURIDINE blood
Homo sapiens

Funbound

ValueDoseCo-administeredAnalytePopulation
6%
TRIFLURIDINE plasma
Homo sapiens

Doses

AEs

PubMed

Sample Use Guides

In Vivo Use Guide
Instill one drop of VIROPTIC Ophthalmic Solution, 1% onto the cornea of the affected eye every 2 hours while awake for a maximum daily dosage of nine drops until the corneal ulcer has completely re-epithelialized
Route of Administration: Other
In Vitro Use Guide
HeLa cells were treated with Trifluridine (TFT) at a concentration of 1 µM (IC50 value), the concentration of TFT in the DNA was calculated as 62.2±0.9 pmol/1x106 cells for 4 h. Greater degree of incorporation of TFT into the DNA than that of 5FU or FdUrd, and that such a high degree of incorporation of TFT residues into the DNA might be related to exhibit potent cytotoxic activity to be refractory to cleavage by these DNA glycosylases; thus, the DNA-directed cytotoxic effect of the compound is quite different from that of 5FU
Substance Class Chemical
Record UNII
RMW9V5RW38
Record Status Validated (UNII)
Record Version