Abacavir

CAS Number: 136470-78-5;136777-48-5

Appearance: Off-White to Pale Yellow Solid

Molecular Formula: C14H18N6O

Abacavir (ABC) is a powerful nucleoside analog reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NRTI) used to treat HIV and AIDS. Chemically, it is a synthetic carbocyclic nucleoside and is the enantiomer with 1S, 4R absolute configuration on the cyclopentene ring. In vivo, abacavir sulfate dissociates to its free base, abacavir.