molnupiravir

English

Chemical structure

Wikidata

Etymology

-vir. Coined by Merck in 2020, named after Thor's Hammer; from Old Norse Mjǫllnir (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

molnupiravir (uncountable)

2. (pharmacology) An antiviral drug developed to treat COVID-19, the first to obtain regulatory approval in the Western World, from the MHRA in the United Kingdom.

Synonyms

• Lagevrio (trade name)
• MK-4482
• EIDD-2801
• CAS 2349386-89-4
• CAS 2492423-29-5
• [(2R,3S,4R,5R)-3,4-dihydroxy-5-[4-(hydroxyamino)-2-oxopyrimidin-1-yl]oxolan-2-yl]methyl-2-methylpropanoate
• uridine,4-oxime,5′-(2-methylpropanoate)

Coordinate terms

• ester
• hydroxylamine
• isobutyrate
• propanoate
• pyrimidine
• uridine

 

See also

• nirmatrelvir