Description
BrivudineisaL-nucleosideanalogofthymidinethatexhibitsantiviral,anticancerchemotherapeutic,andinsecticidalactivities.Brivudineinhibitsherpessimplexvirus(HSV-1)thymidinekinase,preventingDNAchainelongationandinhibitingviralgrowth.Brivudinealsobindsheatshockprotein27(HSP27/HSPB1),improvingtheefficacyofco-admiNISTeredchemotherapeuticsinvivoandinclinicalsettings.Thiscompoundalsoexhibitspropertiesofaninsecticide,slowinglarvalgrowthanddevelopmentofSpodopteraworms.
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