无环鸟苷化学名:9-(2-羟乙氧甲基)鸟嘌呤,是美国Burroughs—Wellcome公司研制的抗病毒药物,1977年开始报道了体內外抗病毒结果。湖北省医药工业研究所于1979年4月开始研制,后与中国医学科学院抗菌素研究所合作进行体內外抗病毒作用的实验研究证明,无环鸟苷抗病毒效果显著、毒性小,对家兔疱疹角膜炎、豚鼠疱疹皮肤感染和小鼠疱疹病毒脑炎有治疗效果。1980年 Acyclovir Chemical name: 9- (2-hydroxyethoxymethyl) guanine, is an antiviral drug developed by Burroughs-Wellcome Company in the United States, beginning in 1977 reported antiviral results in vitro and in vivo. Hubei Institute of Pharmaceutical Industry in April 1979 began to develop, and the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences Institute of Antibiotics in vitro and in vivo anti-virus effect of experimental studies have shown that acyclovir significant antiviral effect, toxicity is small, the herpes zoster Keratitis, guinea pig herpes skin infections and mouse herpes virus encephalitis have a therapeutic effect. in 1980