Remdesivir Specifications
Product Name |
Remdesivir |
CAS Registry Number |
1809249-37-3 |
Molecular Formula |
C27H35N6O8P |
Molecular Weight |
602.585 g·mol−1 |
Purity |
>99.9 % |
Package |
1kg-25kg; 1 g, 20g |
Solubility |
DMSO : ≥ 125 mg/mL (207.44 mM) |
Shelf life |
2 years |
Functions |
Treatment of COVID-19 infection |
Remdesivir Description
Remdesivir (development code GS-5734) is a novel antiviral drug in the class of nucleotide analogs. It is a nucleoside analogue, with effective antiviral activity, with EC50s of 74 nM for SARS-CoV and MERS-CoV in HAE cells, and 30 nM for murine hepatitis virus in delayed brain tumor cells. Remdesivir is highly effective in the control of 2019-nCoV (COVID-19) infection in vitro.
Remdesivir is a nucleotide prodrug of an adenosine analog. It binds to the viral RNA-dependent RNA polymerase and inhibits viral replication by terminating RNA transcription prematurely.
Remdesivir Applications
Remdesivir is a potent antiviral agent. Remdesivir inhibits murine hepatitis virus (MHV) with an EC50 of 30 nM, and blocks SARS-CoV and MERS-CoV in HAE cells with EC50s of both 74 nM in HAE cells after treatment for 24 h.
Reference:
- Agostini ML, et al. Coronavirus Susceptibility to the Antiviral Remdesivir (GS-5734) Is Mediated by the Viral Polymerase and the Proofreading Exoribonuclease. MBio. 2018 Mar 6;9(2). pii: e00221-18.
- Wang M, et al. Remdesivir and chloroquine effectively inhibit the recently emerged novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) in vitro. Cell Res. 2020 Mar;30(3):269-271.