(-)-carbovir is the (active) ()-enantiomer of the carbocyclic analogue of 2',3'-dideoxy-2',3'-didehydroguanosine. It has a role as a HIV-1 reverse transcriptase inhibitor.
Verwenden(-)-Carbovir, is a nucleoside/nucleotide reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NRTI) caused mitochondrial toxicity in human hepatoma carcinoma cell.