AZT; Azidothymidine; Zidovudine; ZDV; ZVD|AZT is a thymidine nucleoside analog that inhibits reverse transcriptase and is clinically used to treat HIV/AIDS. AZT inhibits viral DNA synthesis, preventing viral replication; at high doses, it may inhibit DNA polymerase. Use of AZT is often limited by hepatotoxicity and steatosis.|C10H13N5O4|267.24||+4°C|Soluble in water (50mg/mL).