Besifovir

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Besifovir
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Routes of administration Oral
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CAS Number 441785-25-7
PubChem 5270766
DrugBank
ChemSpider 4435660
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Besifovir (INN) is an investigational medication to treat hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection. It is a novel and potent acyclic nucleotide phosphonate with a similar chemical structure to adefovir and tenofovir.<ref>,

 Hepatitis B virus: new therapeutic perspectives, 
 Liver Int., 
 
 Vol. 36(Issue: Supplement S1),
 pp. 85–92,
 DOI: 10.1111/liv.13003,
 PMID: 26725903,</ref>

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