SHEET /m/zidovudine · PubChem CID 35370 · CAS 30516-87-1 · REV 2026.07
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Zidovudine
from sourceC10H13N5O4 · 267.24 g/mol
AZT · Azidothymidine · ZDV · Compound S
What is Zidovudine?
Known as AZT, the first medicine approved to treat HIV, in 1987. It mimics thymidine, one of DNA's building blocks, and jams the virus's copying enzyme. from source
CategoryPrescription medicine
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Fig. 1 · 2D structure RDKit
SMILES
CC1=CN(C(=O)NC1=O)[C@H]2C[C@@H]([C@H](O2)CO)N=[N+]=[N-]Where you'll find it
Dispensed on prescription, not sold on a shelf. See the rest of the prescription medicine group.
Toxicity & hazards
Toxicity · LD50
750 mg/kg · low toxicity · LD50 rat iv from source
1 more reported value
- 3,000 mg/kgLD50 · iv · mouse
DangerHealth hazardH341, H350, H351, H361, H362, H370, H372from source