FB2026_03 , released September 17, 2026
Chemical: lamivudine
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General Information
Name
lamivudine
FlyBase ID
FBch0001142
ChEBI Name
lamivudine
ChEBI ID
PubChem Name
Lamivudine
PubChem ID
Chemical Structure
Chemical structure of lamivudine
lamivudine
InChIKey

JTEGQNOMFQHVDC-NKWVEPMBSA-N

Definition (ChEBI)

A monothioacetal that consists of cytosine having a (2R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1,3-oxathiolan-5-yl moiety attached at position 1. An inhibitor of HIV-1 reverse transcriptase, it is used as an antiviral in the treatment of AIDS and hepatitis B.

Roles Classification (ChEBI)
Comment
Synonyms and Secondary IDs (28)
Synonyms
(-)-1-((2R,5S)-2-(Hydroxymethyl)-1,3-oxathiolan-5-yl)cytosine
(-)-2'-Deoxy-3'-thiacytidine
(-)-2'-deoxy-3'-thiacytidine
(−)-L-2′,3′-dideoxy-3′-thiacytidine
134678-17-4
2',3'-Dideoxy-3'-thiacytidine
3'-Thia-2',3'-dideoxycytidine
4-amino-1-[(2R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1,3-oxathiolan-5-yl]pyrimidin-2(1H)-one
Epivir-HBV
Heptodin
Heptovir
PubChem:60825
beta-L-2',3'-Dideoxy-3'-thiacytidine
beta-L-3'-Thia-2',3'-dideoxycytidine
epivir-hbv
heptodin
heptovir
pubchem:60825
Secondary FlyBase IDs
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