Category
Podophyllotoxin
CAS Number
518-28-5
Molecular Formula
C22H22O8
Molecular Weight
414.41 g/mol
Synonym

(5R,5aR,8aR,9R)-5,8,8a,9-Tetrahydro-9-hydroxy-5-(3,4,5-trimethoxyphenyl)furo[3',4':6,7]naphtho[2,3-d]-1,3-dioxol-6(5aH)-one;

Keywords
antiviral agents
Pharmaceutical Standards
Fine Chemicals
Intermediates
Enzyme inhibitors
Non nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors
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Podophyllotoxin is a topical antimitotic agent mainly used to treat anogenital warts by destroying HPV-infected tissue. It also serves as the natural precursor for important anticancer drugs like etoposide and teniposide.