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.