Vidarabine

Synonyms

9 beta Arabinofuranosyladenine

9 beta D Arabinofuranosyladenine

9-beta-Arabinofuranosyladenine

9-beta-D-Arabinofuranosyladenine

9H-Purin-6-amine, 9-beta-D-arabinofuranosyl-

Adenine Arabinoside

Ara A

Ara-A

Arabinofuranosyladenine

Arabinoside, Adenine

Arabinosyladenine

Monarch Brand of Vidarabine

Parke Davis Brand of Vidarabine

Vira A

Vira-A

ViraA

alpha Ara A

alpha D Arabinofuranosyladenine

alpha-Ara A

alpha-D-Arabinofuranosyladenine

beta Ara A

beta-Ara A

A nucleoside antibiotic isolated from Streptomyces antibioticus. It has some antineoplastic properties and has broad spectrum activity against DNA viruses in cell cultures and significant antiviral activity against infections caused by a variety of viruses such as the herpes viruses, the VACCINIA VIRUS and varicella zoster virus.