Transfer and biotransformation of the COVID-19 prodrug molnupiravir and its metabolite β-D-N4-hydroxycytidine across the blood-placenta barrierResearch in context
Summary: Background: Molnupiravir is an orally bioavailable prodrug of the nucleoside analogue β-D-N4-hydroxycytidine (NHC) and is used to treat coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). However, the pharmacokinetics and transplacental transfer of molnupiravir in pregnant women are still not well unders...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2023-09-01
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Series: | EBioMedicine |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352396423003134 |