| Bioactivity | Tiazofurin (NSC 286193) is a synthetic nucleoside analogue with antineoplastic activity. Tiazofurin is anabolized intracellularly to tiazole-4-carboxamide adenine dinucleotide (TAD), a potent inhibitor of IMP dehydrogenase (IMPDH)[1]. Tiazofurin also has anti-orthopoxvirus and anti-variola activities[2]. |
| Name | Tiazofurin |
| CAS | 60084-10-8 |
| Formula | C9H12N2O5S |
| Molar Mass | 260.27 |
| Transport | Room temperature in continental US; may vary elsewhere. |
| Storage | Please store the product under the recommended conditions in the Certificate of Analysis. |
| Reference | [1]. Tricot G, Jayaram HN, Weber G, Hoffman R. Tiazofurin: biological effects and clinical uses. Int J Cell Cloning. 1990;8(3):161-170. [2]. Robert O Baker, et al. Potential antiviral therapeutics for smallpox, monkeypox and other orthopoxvirus infections. Antiviral Res. 2003 Jan;57(1-2):13-23. |