Chemistry:BCX4430

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BCX4430
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FormulaC11H15N5O3
Molar mass265.268 g·mol−1
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BCX4430 (Immucillin-A) is an antiviral drug, an adenosine analog[1] (a type of nucleoside analog).[2] It is developed by BioCryst Pharmaceuticals with funding from NIAID, originally intended as a treatment for hepatitis C, but subsequently developed as a potential treatment for deadly filovirus infections such as Ebola virus disease and Marburg virus disease. It also shows broad-spectrum antiviral effectiveness against a range of other RNA virus families, including bunyaviruses, arenaviruses, paramyxoviruses, coronaviruses and flaviviruses. BCX4430 has been demonstrated to protect against both Ebola and Marburg viruses in both rodents and monkeys, even when administered up to 48 hours after infection,[1] and development for use in humans is being fast-tracked due to concerns about the lack of treatment options for the 2013-2016 Ebola virus epidemic in West Africa.[3] BCX4430 also showed efficacy against Zika virus in a mouse model, though there are no plans for human trials at this stage.[4]

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  1. 1.0 1.1 "Protection against filovirus diseases by a novel broad-spectrum nucleoside analogue BCX4430". Nature 508 (7496): 402–5. April 2014. doi:10.1038/nature13027. PMID 24590073. Bibcode2014Natur.508..402W. 
  2. "Potent inhibition of the C-P lyase nucleosidase PhnI by Immucillin-A triphosphate". Biochemistry 52 (42): 7366–8. October 2013. doi:10.1021/bi4013287. PMID 24111876. 
  3. Rodgers, Paul (8 April 2014). "BioWar Lab Helping To Develop Treatment For Ebola". Forbes Magazine. https://www.forbes.com/sites/paulrodgers/2014/08/04/biowar-lab-develops-cure-for-ebola/. 
  4. "Efficacy of the broad-spectrum antiviral compound BCX4430 against Zika virus in cell culture and in a mouse model". Antiviral Research 137: 14–22. January 2017. doi:10.1016/j.antiviral.2016.11.003. PMID 27838352.