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phosphonoacetic acid
<chemical> (carboxymethyl)phosphonic acid. A simple organophosphorus compound that inhibits DNA polymerase, especially in viruses and is used as antiviral agent.

Pharmacological action: antiviral agents, reverse transcriptase inhibitors.

Chemical name: Acetic acid, phosphono-