Tiazofurin (NSC 286193) is a synthetic nucleoside analogue with antineoplastic activity. Tiazofurin is anabolized intracellularly to tiazole-4-carboxamide adenine dinucleotide (TAD), a potent inhibitor of IMP dehydrogenase (IMPDH)[1]. Tiazofurin also has anti-orthopoxvirus and anti-variola activities[2].
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[2]. Robert O Baker, et al. Potential antiviral therapeutics for smallpox, monkeypox and other orthopoxvirus infections. Antiviral Res. 2003 Jan;57(1-2):13-23.
















