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|molformula= C<sub>8</sub>H<sub>11</sub>N<sub>3</sub>O<sub>3</sub>S | |molformula= C<sub>8</sub>H<sub>11</sub>N<sub>3</sub>O<sub>3</sub>S | ||
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|uses=HIV | |uses=HIV/AIDS & Hep. B | ||
|properties=cytosine-like RT inhibitor | |properties=cytosine-like RT inhibitor | ||
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Its IUPAC name is 4-amino-1-[(2R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1,3-oxathiolan-5-yl]pyrimidin-2-one and it has chemical formula C<sub>8</sub>H<sub>11</sub>N<sub>3</sub>O<sub>3</sub>S, giving it a molecular mass of 229.2562 g/mol. | Its IUPAC name is 4-amino-1-[(2R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1,3-oxathiolan-5-yl]pyrimidin-2-one and it has chemical formula C<sub>8</sub>H<sub>11</sub>N<sub>3</sub>O<sub>3</sub>S, giving it a molecular mass of 229.2562 g/mol. | ||
== Brand names == | == Brand names == | ||
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Lamivudine is a nucleotide-based reverse transcriptase inhibitor used to treat HIV/AIDS and hepatitis B virus. It is an analog of zalcitabine that competes, in the triphosphate form, for incorporation in viral DNA with cytosine triphosphate. Lacking a 3'-OH group, it terminates DNA chain elongation because the phosphodiester bond necessary for elongation cannot be made.
Its IUPAC name is 4-amino-1-[(2R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1,3-oxathiolan-5-yl]pyrimidin-2-one and it has chemical formula C8H11N3O3S, giving it a molecular mass of 229.2562 g/mol.
Brand names
single drug brand names
- 3TC
- Epivir
- Epivir-HBV
- Hepitec
- Heptovir
- Zeffix
brand mixtures
- Combivir (Lamivudine + Zidovudine)
- Kivexa (Abacavir (Abacavir Sulfate) + Lamivudine)
- Trizivir (Abacavir (Abacavir Sulfate) + Lamivudine + Zidovudine)
External links
- Lamivudine - FDA approved drug information (drug label) from DailyMed (U.S. National Library of Medicine).
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