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sofosbuvir

An orally available nucleotide prodrug and a hepatitis C virus (HCV) NS5B polymerase inhibitor with potential HCV inhibiting activity. Upon oral administration, sofosbuvir is metabolized to 2'-deoxy-2'-alpha-fluoro-beta-C-methyluridine-5'-monophosphate, which is then converted into the active triphosphate nucleotide that inhibits the NS5B polymerase, thereby preventing viral replication. The HCV NS5B protein, an RNA-dependent RNA polymerase, is essential for the replication of the viral HCV RNA genome.

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Synonym:	nucleotide NS5B inhibitor GS-7977
Code name:	GS-7977 PSI-7977
Chemical structure:	L-alanine, N-[[P(S),2'R]-2'-deoxy-2'-fluoro-2'-methyl-P-phenyl-5'-uridylyl]-, 1-methylethyl ester

sofosbuvir

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