tiazofurin tiazofurin tiazofurin is a drug which acts as an inhibitor of the enzyme imp dehydrogenase. tiazofurin and its analogues were under investigation for potential use in the treatment of cancer, though side effects such as pleuropericarditis and a flu-like syndrome precluded further development. they also show antiviral effects and may be reevaluated as potential options in the treatment of newly emerging viral diseases. tiazofurinclinical dataother names2--1,3-thiazole-4-carboxamideatc codel01xx18 (who) identifiers iupac name (1r)-1--1,4-anhydro-d-ribitol cas number60084-10-8 npubchem cid457954chemspider403014 yuniiulj82834rechemblchembl108358 ycomptox dashboard (epa)dtxsid00208827 chemical and physical dataformulac9h12n2o5smolar mass260.26 g·mol−13d model (jsmol)interactive image smiles o=c(c1nc(sc1)2o((o)2o)co)n inchi inchi=1s/c9h12n2o5s/c10-8(15)3-2-17-9(11-3)7-6(14)5(13)4(1-12)16-7/h2,4-7,12-14h,1h2,(h2,10,15)/t4-,5-,6-,7-/m1/s1 ykey:fvrdyqyevddkcr-dbrkoabjsa-n y ny (what is this?) (verify)