Functions

 
EIDD-2801  is the isopropylester prodrug of N4-hydroxycytidine. With improved oral bioavailability in non human primates, it is hydrolyzed in vivo, and distributes into tissues where it becomes the active 5'-triphosphate form.The active drug incorporates into the genome of RNA viruses, leading to an accumulation of mutations known as viral error catastrophe.