References of N-[3-[3-[3-Methoxy-4-(5-oxazolyl)phenyl]ureido]benzyl]carbamic acid tetrahy
Title: Merimepodib
CAS Registry Number: 198821-22-6
CAS Name: [[3-[[[[3-Methoxy-4-(5-oxazolyl)phenyl]amino]carbonyl]amino]phenyl]methyl] carbamic acid (3
S)-tetrahydro-3-furanyl ester
Manufacturers' Codes: VX-497
Molecular Formula: C23H24N4O6
Molecular Weight: 452.46
Percent Composition: C 61.05%, H 5.35%, N 12.38%, O 21.22%
Literature References: Inosine 5¢-monophosphate dehydrogenase (IMPDH) inhibitor. Prepn (stereochemistry unspecified): D. M. Armistead
et al.,
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et al.,
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J. Pharm. Sci. 90, 625 (2001). Clinical evaluation in hepatitis C: J. G. McHutchison
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Immunopharmacology 47, 163-184 (2000); of development and therapeutic potential: G. Tossing,
IDrugs 6, 372-376 (2003).
Therap-Cat: Antiviral.
Keywords: Antiviral.