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Drug Details

General Information of the Drug (ID: DR2461)
Name
Ganciclovir
Synonyms
ganciclovir; 82410-32-0; Cytovene; Gancyclovir; Vitrasert; Zirgan; RS-21592; Ganciclovirum; Cymevene; BW-759U; 2-Amino-9-(((1,3-dihydroxypropan-2-yl)oxy)methyl)-1H-purin-6(9H)-one; Virgan; BW 759U; 2'-NDG; 9-[(1,3-Dihydroxy-2-propoxy)methyl]guanine; UNII-P9G3CKZ4P5; 9-((2-Hydroxy-1-(hydroxymethyl)ethoxy)methyl)guanine; MFCD00870588; 9-(1,3-DIHYDROXY-PROPOXYMETHANE)GUANINE; GA2; CHEBI:465284; 2-amino-9-{[(1,3-dihydroxypropan-2-yl)oxy]methyl}-6,9-dihydro-3H-purin-6-one; 9-((1,3-Dihydroxy-2-propoxy)methyl)guanine; Guanine, 9-((2-hydroxy-1-(hydroxymethyl)ethoxy)methyl)-; Hydroxyacyclovir; P9G3CKZ4P5; 2-amino-9-{[(1,3-dihydroxypropan-2-yl)oxy]methyl}-1,9-dihydro-6H-purin-6-one; MLS000028481; 2-(6-Amino-purin-9-ylmethoxy)-propane-1,3-diol; 2-amino-9-((1,3-dihydroxypropan-2-yloxy)methyl)-1H-purin-6(9H)-one; Ganciclovir, 98%; NCGC00015471-02; HHEMG; SMR000058324; 2-amino-9-(1,3-dihydroxypropan-2-yloxymethyl)-1H-purin-6-one; Biolf 62; Ganciclovirum [Latin]; 2-amino-9-((1,3-dihydroxypropan-2-yloxy)methyl)-9H-purin-6-ol; CAS-82410-32-0; 2-amino-9-((1,3-dihydroxypropan-2-yloxy)methyl)-3H-purin-6(9H)-one; 2-Amino-9-(2-hydroxy-1-hydroxymethyl-ethoxymethyl)-1,9-dihydro-purin-6-one; 2-amino-9-(2-hydroxy-1-hydroxymethylethoxymethyl)-6,9-dihydro-1H-6-purinone; DSSTox_CID_21032; DSSTox_RID_79613; DSSTox_GSID_41032; 2'-Nor-2'-deoxyguanosine; BIOLF-62; 9-[[2-Hydroxy-1-(hydroxymethyl)ethoxy]methyl]guanine; Citovirax; Cymevan; Cymeven; BW-B 759U; 2-(2-Amino-1,6-dihydro-6-oxo-purin-9-yl)methoxy-1,3-propanediol; DRG-0018; 2-amino-9-(((1,3-dihydroxypropan-2-yl)oxy)methyl)-1,9-dihydro-6H-purin-6-one; Vitrasert (TN); BW 759; Cytovene (TN); CCRIS 9212; HSDB 6512; SR-01000075894; GCV & MSL; Ganciclovir (JAN/USP/INN); 2-amino-9-[[2-hydroxy-1-(hydroxymethyl)ethoxy]methyl]-1H-purin-6-one; Ganciclovir,(S); 2-Amino-1,9-((2-hydroxy-1-(hydroxymethyl)ethoxy)methyl)-6-H-purin-6-one; BW-795; MB3795; Prestwick_1068; ST-605; Zirgan (TN); 6H-Purin-6-one, 2-amino-1,9-dihydro-9-((2-hydroxy-1-(hydroxymethyl)ethoxy)methyl)-; GCV & 1110U81; Ganciclovir [USAN:USP:INN:BAN:JAN]; Opera_ID_284; 2-amino-9-(1,3-dihydroxypropan-2-yloxymethyl)-3H-purin-6-one; Prestwick0_000839; Prestwick1_000839; Prestwick2_000839; Prestwick3_000839; Lopac-G-2536; CHEMBL182; EC 627-054-3; G 2536; SCHEMBL3033; Lopac0_000539; BSPBio_000797; MLS001077349; BIDD:GT0783; SPBio_002718; BPBio1_000877; ZINC1505; DTXSID8041032; methyl)-1H-purin-6(9H)-one; SCHEMBL14491348; BDBM85707; HMS1570H19; HMS2090K08; HMS2097H19; HMS2235C21; HMS3259B13; HMS3261L19; HMS3371H01; HMS3604L19; HMS3655M18; HMS3714H19; Pharmakon1600-01502362; ACT03317; BCP12705; NSC_3454; Tox21_110160; Tox21_500539; ANW-47031; BBL029078; BDBM50237614; NSC759656; PDSP1_000816; PDSP2_000803; s1878; SBB066292; STK801910; STL514515; 2-amino-9-[[2-hydroxy-1-(hydroxymethyl)ethoxy]methyl]-3H-purin-6-one; AKOS004119898; AKOS026749928; AKOS037492029; Tox21_110160_1; Valganciclovir hydrochloride impurity a; AC-8069; CCG-204629; CS-2014; DB01004; Ganciclovir, >=99% (HPLC), powder; KS-1065; LP00539; MCULE-9512761592; NC00647; NE60398; NSC 759656; NSC-759656; SDCCGSBI-0050522.P002; 2-Amino-1,9-dihydro-9-((2-hydroxy-1-(hydroxymethyl)ethoxy)methyl)-6H-purin-6-one; 2-Amino-9-(((1,3-dihydroxypropan-2-yl)oxy)methyl)-6,9-dihydro-1H-purin-6-one; SMP2_000038; NCGC00015471-01; NCGC00015471-03; NCGC00015471-04; NCGC00015471-05; NCGC00015471-06; NCGC00015471-08; NCGC00015471-16; NCGC00093928-01; NCGC00093928-02; NCGC00168567-01; NCGC00188980-01; NCGC00261224-01; 9-(1,3-dihydroxy-2propoxymethyl)guanine; AK-76645; HY-13637; SY027981; 9-(1,3-dihydroxy-2-propoxymethyl)guanine; AB0012496; CAS_82410-32-0; 2-amino-9-((1,3-dihydroxypropan-2-yloxy); 9-(1,3-dihydroxy-2-propoxymethyl)-guanine; EU-0100539; FT-0611007; FT-0668948; G0315; SW197135-3; EN300-49857; A11645; C07019; D00333; J10127; 40034-EP2377510A1; Ganciclovir 100 microg/mL in Acetonitrile:Water; 410G320; 9-[[(1,3-Dihydroxy-2-propyl)oxy]methyl]guanine; A840322; Ganciclovir, Antibiotic for Culture Media Use Only; Q417640; SR-01000721941; Q-201148; SR-01000075894-1; SR-01000075894-4; SR-01000721941-3; Z1259084907; Ganciclovir, European Pharmacopoeia (EP) Reference Standard; 2-[(2-amino-6-hydroxy-9H-purin-9-yl)methoxy]propane-1,3-diol; 2-azanyl-9-[1,3-bis(oxidanyl)propan-2-yloxymethyl]-3H-purin-6-one; Ganciclovir, United States Pharmacopeia (USP) Reference Standard; 2-amino-9-{[2-hydroxy-1-(hydroxymethyl)ethoxy]methyl}hydropurin-6-one; Ganciclovir, Pharmaceutical Secondary Standard; Certified Reference Material; 2-amino-9-{[2-hydroxy-1-(hydroxymethyl)ethoxy]methyl}-1,9-dihydro-6H-purin-6-one; Ganciclovir, 1.0 mg/mL (1% 1M HCl in Methanol), certified reference material; Guanine, 9-((2-hydroxy-1-(hydroxymethyl)ethoxy)methyl)- and MSL, neutralizing monoclonal antibody
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Molecular Type
Small molecule
Disease Virus infection [ICD-11: 1D90-1D9Z] Approved [1]
Structure
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ADMET Property
BDDCS Class
Biopharmaceutics Drug Disposition Classification System (BDDCS) Class 3: high solubility and low permeability
Clearance
The drug present in the plasma can be removed from the body at the rate of 4.6 mL/min/kg
Elimination
91% of drug is excreted from urine in the unchanged form
Half-life
The concentration or amount of drug in body reduced by one-half in 2.5 - 3.6 hours
Metabolism
The drug is not metabolised
MRTD
The Maximum Recommended Therapeutic Dose (MRTD) of drug that ensured maximising efficacy and moderate side effect is 78.3591 micromolar/kg/day
Unbound Fraction
The unbound fraction of drug in plasma is 0.99%
Vd
The volume of distribution (Vd) of drug is 0.74 +/- 0.15 L/kg
Water Solubility
The ability of drug to dissolve in water is measured as 6 mg/mL
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Formula
C9H13N5O4
PubChem CID
135398740
Canonical SMILES
C1=NC2=C(N1COC(CO)CO)N=C(NC2=O)N
InChI
1S/C9H13N5O4/c10-9-12-7-6(8(17)13-9)11-3-14(7)4-18-5(1-15)2-16/h3,5,15-16H,1-2,4H2,(H3,10,12,13,17)
InChIKey
IRSCQMHQWWYFCW-UHFFFAOYSA-N
CAS Number
CAS 82410-32-0
ChEBI ID
CHEBI:465284
TTD Drug ID
D05ARP
DrugBank ID
DB01004
Combinatorial Therapeutic Effect(s) Validated Clinically or Experimentally
    α. A List of Natural Product(s) Able to Enhance the Efficacy of This Drug
          Arsenic trioxide      Realgar and orpiment     Click to Show/Hide the Molecular Data of This NP
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                    Representative Experiment Reporting the Effect of This Combination [2]
                    Detail(s)  Combination Info  click to show the detail info of this combination
                    In-vivo Model CNE1 < BX1 > cells (7.5*106 cells/mouse) were trypsinized and mixed with growth factor reduced matrigel and injected subcutaneously on the right flank of each mouse.
                    Experimental
                    Result(s)
Co-treatment with arsenic trioxide and ganciclovir reduces tumor volume in a murine xenograft model of nasopharyngeal carcinoma.
          Tricin      Ephedra sinica     Click to Show/Hide the Molecular Data of This NP
                 Achieving Therapeutic Synergy     Click to Show/Hide
                    Representative Experiment Reporting the Effect of This Combination [3]
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                    Molecule(s)
                    Regulation
Down-regulation Expression pbp2a  Molecule Info 
Pathway MAP
                    Biological
                    Regulation
Reduction Effective drug dose
                    In-vitro Model MRC-5 CVCL_0440 Healthy Homo sapiens
                    Experimental
                    Result(s)
Expression of the HCMV UL54 gene was significantly inhibited by combination of GCV with tricin when compared with GCV mono-treatment.
Target and Pathway
Target(s) Herpes simplex virus DNA polymerase UL30 (HSV UL30)  Molecule Info  [4]
References
Reference 1 Natural products as sources of new drugs over the last 25 years. J Nat Prod. 2007 Mar;70(3):461-77.
Reference 2 Co-treatment with arsenic trioxide and ganciclovir reduces tumor volume in a murine xenograft model of nasopharyngeal carcinoma. Virol J. 2013 May 16;10:152.
Reference 3 Synergistic effects by combination of ganciclovir and tricin on human cytomegalovirus replication in vitro. Antiviral Res. 2016 Jan;125:79-83.
Reference 4 Application of real time polymerase chain reaction to the diagnosis and treatment of cytomegalovirus infection after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. Zhonghua Xue Ye Xue Za Zhi. 2009 Feb;30(2):77-81.
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Correspondence

X. N. Sun, Y. T. Zhang, Y. Zhou, X. C. Lian, L. L. Yan, T. Pan, T. Jin, H. Xie, Z. M. Liang, W. Q. Qiu, J. X. Wang, Z. R. Li, F. Zhu*, X. B. Sui*. NPCDR: natural product-based drug combination and its disease-specific molecular regulation. Nucleic Acids Research. 50(D1): 1324-1333 (2020). PMID: 34664659

Prof. Feng ZHU  (zhufeng@zju.edu.cn)

College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China


Prof. Xinbing SUI  (suilab@hznu.edu.cn)

School of Pharmacy and Department of Medical Oncology, the Affiliated Hospital of Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, China