Besifovir

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Besifovir
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Routes of administration Oral
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CAS Number 441785-25-7
PubChem 5270766
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ChemSpider 4435660
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Besifovir (INN) is an investigational medication to treat hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection. It is a novel and potent acyclic nucleotide phosphonate with a similar chemical structure to adefovir and tenofovir.[1]

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  1. "Hepatitis B virus: new therapeutic perspectives".Liver Int..4 January 2016;36(Supplement S1)
    85–92.doi:10.1111/liv.13003.PMID:26725903.