Active ingredientIdoxuridineCat. No. P-I019-001CAS 54-42-2Family · Pharmaceutical analytical standards
Idoxuridine
An iodine-containing analogue of thymidine, synthesised by William Prusoff in the late 1950s: in the early 1960s it became the first antiviral drug, used topically against herpes simplex keratitis. This family brings together the active ingredient.
Did you know?It was originally developed as an anticancer drug: once the molecule is built into the virus's DNA, its iodine atom disrupts correct base pairing.
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EDQM standards 1
The official European Pharmacopoeia standards for this family.
Reference substanceIdoxuridine CRSEDQM code I0050000Family IdoxuridineNeed a molecule you cannot find?
Custom synthesis of impurities, metabolites and labelled compounds, with the same characterisation level.