| Description | BDCRB inhibits herpesvirus DNA maturation. BDCRB causes the HCMV terminase to skip the normal cleavage site and to continue to package DNA until a second cleavage site is encountered 30 kb further along the concatemer. |
| molecular weight | 398.04 |
| Molecular formula | C12H11BrCl2N2O4 |
| Storage | Powder: -20°C for 3 years | In solvent: -80°C for 1 year |
| Solubility | DMSO: 55 mg/mL (138.18 mM) |
| References | 1. Shin HC, et al. Interaction of intestinal nucleoside transporter hCNT2 with amino acid ester prodrugs of floxuridine and 2-bromo-5,6-dichloro-1-beta-D-ribofuranosylbenzimidazole. Biol Pharm Bull. 2006 Feb;29(2):247-52. |