| Bioactivity | Remdesivir (GS-5734), a nucleoside analogue with effective antiviral activity, has EC50s of 3.3 μM, 4.7 μM, 32 μM, 3.7 μM and 9.2 μM for SARS-CoV-2 and its variants alpha, beta, gamma and delta, respectively. Remdesivir is highly effective in the control of SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) infection in vitro[1][2][3]. | |||||||||
| Target | EC50: 30 nM (murine hepatitis virus, delayed brain tumor cell), 74 nM (SARS-CoV, HAE cell), 74 nM (MERS-CoV, HAE cell)EC50: 3.3 μM (SARS-CoV-2), 4.7 μM (SARS-CoV-2 alpha), 32 μM (SARS-CoV-2 beta), 3.7 μM (SARS-CoV-2 gamma) and 9.2 μM (SARS-CoV-2 delta) | |||||||||
| Invitro | Remdesivir (GS-5734) inhibits murine hepatitis virus (MHV) with an EC50 of 30 nM, and blocks SARS-CoV and MERS-CoV in HAE cells with EC50s of both 74 nM in HAE cells after treatment for 24 h[1]. | |||||||||
| Name | Remdesivir | |||||||||
| CAS | 1809249-37-3 | |||||||||
| Formula | C27H35N6O8P | |||||||||
| Molar Mass | 602.58 | |||||||||
| Appearance | Solid | |||||||||
| Transport | Room temperature in continental US; may vary elsewhere. | |||||||||
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| Reference | [1]. Agostini ML, et al. Coronavirus Susceptibility to the Antiviral Remdesivir (GS-5734) Is Mediated by the Viral Polymerase and the Proofreading Exoribonuclease. MBio. 2018 Mar 6;9(2). pii: e00221-18. [2]. Wang M, et al. Remdesivir and chloroquine effectively inhibit the recently emerged novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) in vitro. Cell Res. 2020 Mar;30(3):269-271. [3]. Hu H, et al. Optimization of the Prodrug Moiety of Remdesivir to Improve Lung Exposure/Selectivity and Enhance Anti-SARS-CoV-2 Activity. J Med Chem. 2022 Sep 22;65(18):12044-12054. |