CAS: 138685-99-1

3-N-Boc-5'-O-DMT-3'-fluorothymidine is a monophosphate nucleoside with antiviral and anticancer activity. It is a novel synthetic analogue of fluoro thymidine (FT) that has been shown to be an activator of DNA polymerase α, RNA polymerase β and γ, and protein kinase C. This compound is also an inhibitor of the reverse transcriptase enzyme HIV-1. 3-N-Boc-5'-O-DMT-3'-fluorothymidine has been shown to inhibit cancer cell growth in vitro and in vivo. The synthesis of this compound can be achieved by phosphoramidite chemistry using a commercially available automated synthesizer.