Afovirsen

Afovirsen is an oligonucleotide capable of antisense interactions with mRNA of human papillomavirus. It has been investigated as a tool for diagnostics and therapeutics.[1][2]

Afovirsen
Names
Other names
ISIS 8741
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChemSpider
UNII
Properties
C192H250N57O107P19S19
Molar mass 6266.094
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Nucleic acid sequence

Afovirsen consists of a sequence of 20 nucleic acids

ttgcttccat cttcctcgtc

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References

  1. Crooke, RM; Graham, MJ; Cooke, ME; Crooke, ST (October 1995). "In vitro pharmacokinetics of phosphorothioate antisense oligonucleotides". The Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics. 275 (1): 462–73. PMID 7562586.
  2. Liang, H; Nishioka, Y; Reich, C F; Pisetsky, D S; Lipsky, P E (1 September 1996). "Activation of human B cells by phosphorothioate oligodeoxynucleotides". Journal of Clinical Investigation. 98 (5): 1119–1129. doi:10.1172/JCI118894. PMC 507533. PMID 8787674.


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