A dideoxynucleoside compound in which the 3'-hydroxy group on the sugar moiety has been replaced by a hydrogen. This modification prevents the formation of phosphodiester linkages which are needed for the completion of nucleic acid chains. Didanosine is a potent inhibitor of HIV replication, acting as a chain-terminator of viral DNA by binding to reverse transcriptase; ddI is then metabolized to dideoxyadenosine triphosphate, its putative active metabolite.
For use, in combination with other antiretroviral agents, in the treatment of HIV-1 infection in adults.
Rush Univ. Med. Ctr. ACTG CRS, Chicago, Illinois, United States
Cook County Hosp. CORE Ctr., Chicago, Illinois, United States
Johns Hopkins Adult AIDS CRS, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Bristol - Myers Squibb Co, Princeton, New Jersey, United States
Univ of Nebraska, Omaha, Nebraska, United States
Anderson Clinical Research, Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Hosp Regional de Ponce - Area Vieja, Ponce, Puerto Rico
Bristol - Myers Squibb Co, Princeton, New Jersey, United States
Univ of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, United States
The Regional Medical Ctr, Memphis, Memphis, Tennessee, United States
Univ TX Health Science Ctr, Houston, Texas, United States
Pacific Oaks Med Group, Beverly Hills, California, United States
Univ of Colorado / Health Science Ctr, Denver, Colorado, United States
Brown Univ School of Medicine, Providence, Rhode Island, United States
AIDS Research Consortium of Atlanta, Atlanta, Georgia, United States
UCSD, San Diego, California, United States
Case Western Reserve Univ, Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Harvard (Massachusetts Gen Hosp), Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Children's Hosp of Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States
Natl Cancer Institute / HIV / AIDS Malignancy Branch, Bethesda, Maryland, United States
Harbor-UCLA Med. Ctr. CRS, Torrance, California, United States
Cook County Hosp. CORE Ctr., Chicago, Illinois, United States
Rush Univ. Med. Ctr. ACTG CRS, Chicago, Illinois, United States
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