1-((2R,3S,4R,5R)-3,4-dihydroxy-5-(hydroxyMethyl)-3-Methyltetrahydrofuran-2-yl)pyriMidine-2,4(1H,3H)-dione

1-β-D-Arabinofuranosyluracil-2-C-methyl is an impurity of PSI-7977 (P839640), a prodrug that is metabolized to the active antiviral agent 2''-deoxy-2''-α-fluoro-β-C-methyluridine-5''-monophosphate and is currently being investigated in phase 3 clinical trials for the treatment of hepatitis C. Studies have profiled PSI-7977 as a nucleotide inhibitor of hepatitis C virus, exerting selective inhibitory effects towards HCV NS5B polymerase.