Zidovudine is basic in nature Zidovudine is basic in nature

A zidovudine is a type of antiretroviral drug - the first approved treatment for HIV.

AZT and Retrovir

Zidovudine is considered to be polar. It is polar because it is easily able to be dissolved in water and it has a slightly positive and slightly negatively charged end.

Azidothymine is another name for zidovudine, a nucleoside analogue reverse transcriptase inhibitor, the first approved treatment for HIV.