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In Progress: Telbivudine Pathway, Pharmacokinetics

PA166332001 Last updated April 2024 Caroline F. Thorn
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In Progress: Telbivudine Pathway, Pharmacokinetics pathway diagram
In Progress: Telbivudine Pathway, Pharmacokinetics — pathway diagram from PharmGKB / ClinPGx
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About this pathway

Telbivudine is a synthetic nucleoside analog used as an antiviral for the treatment of chronic hepatitis B. It is a prodrug that requires phosphorylation to become active. There are two candidates which may perform the first phosphorylation TK2 and DTYMK and one, NME4, that may perform the second phosphorylation to form the telbivudine triphosphate [Articles:38502357, 18066786].

Reactions & interactions (4)

  • Biochemical Reaction
    telbivudine telbivudine triphosphate
  • Catalysis
    TK2 Biochemical Reaction
  • Catalysis
    NME4 Biochemical Reaction
  • Catalysis
    DTYMK Biochemical Reaction

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In Progress: Telbivudine Pathway, Pharmacokinetics pathway diagram (enlarged)