has role has functional parent acetamides gamma-amino acid xenobiotic cyclohexenecarboxylate ester amino-acid ester prodrug primary amino compound EC 3.2.1.18 (exo-alpha-sialidase) inhibitor anti-obesity agent oseltamivir A cyclohexenecarboxylate ester that is the ethyl ester of oseltamivir acid. An antiviral prodrug (it is hydrolysed to the active free carboxylic acid in the liver), it is used to slow the spread of influenza. CHEBI:7798 environmental contaminant