5-Methyl-1-beta-L-ribofuranosyl-2,4(1H,3H)-pyrimidinedione

5-Methyl-L-uridine is a useful research chemical compound.

ChEBI: Telbivudine is a pyrimidine 2'-deoxyribonucleoside that is the L-enantiomer of thymine. A synthetic thymidine nucleoside analogue with activity against HBV DNA polymerase. It has a role as an antiviral drug and an EC 2.7.7.49 (RNA-directed DNA polymerase) inhibitor. It is functionally related to a thymine. It is an enantiomer of a thymidine.