Common molecules sample 50713

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Empirical formula:	C₈H₁₁N₅O₃
a:	25.459 Å
b:	11.282 Å
c:	10.768 Å
α (alpha):	90.00 °
β (beta):	95.16 °
γ (gamma):	90.00 °
Volume:	3080.34 Å³
Space group:	P21/n
Calculated density:	1.457 g/cm³
Z:	12
Temperature:	23.0 °C
Formula weight:	225.207 g/mole
R(F):	0.0530
Common name:	Acyclovir hydrate
CSD refcode:	CEHTAK10
Short description:	A viral inhibitor commonly used as a medication for HIV and Aids patients.
Keyword:	antiviral
Keyword:	herpes
Layman's explanation:	It is used in the treatment of shingles as well as herpes simplex virus and other types of herpesvirus infections. This may help people co-infected with HIV and herpes simplex live longer. High dose acyclovir is used to treat hairy leukoplakia, a viral infection which usually shows up on both sides of the tongue. Possible side effects of this therapeutic are stomach pain, headache, nausea or hair-loss.
IUPAC name:	9-((2-Hydroxyethoxy)methyl)guanine
Citation of a publication:	G.I.Birnbaum, M.Cygler, D.Shugar; Can.J.Chem., 62, (1984), 2646
Lab name:	Common molecules
Sample provider:	Obtained courtesy of the Cambridge Structural Database
Status:	Complete, visible to public

Repository Files:
50713.cif	50713.crt	50713.GIF	50713.ort	50713.pdb
50713.sdt	50713f.crt	50713f.pdb	50713f.sdt