CAS No.: 142217-69-4 Formula: C12H15N5O3
Weight: 277.27900
Synonyms: 2-amino-9-[(1S,3R,4S)-4-hydroxy-3-(hydroxymethyl)-2-methylidenecyclopentyl]-3H-purin-6-one; Baraclude; UNII-NNU2O4609D; Entecavir(anhydrous);
Entecavir INN, abbreviated ETV, is an oral antiviral drug used in the treatment of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection. Entecavir is a reverse transcriptase inhibitor. It prevents the hepatitis B virus from multiplying and reduces the amount of virus in the body. More specifically, it is a deoxyguanosine analogue belonging to a class of carbocyclic nucleosides, that inhibits reverse transcription, DNA replication and transcription in the viral replication process.