Novel compounds that are potent inhibitors of HIV reverse transcriptase (RT) are described in the invention. Thes novel compounds also inhibit replication of a retrovirus, such as human immunodeficiency virus-1 (HIV-1). The novel compounds of the invention include analogs and derivatives of phenethylthiazolylthiourea (PETT), of dihydroalkoxybenzyloxopyrimidine (DABO), and of 1-[(
2
-hydroxyethoxy)methyl]-6-(phenylthio)thymine (HEPT). The invention additionally provides a composite HIV reverse-transcriptase (RT) nonnucleoside inhibitor (NNI) binding pocket constructed from a composite of multiple NNI-RT complexes The composite RT-NNI binding pocket provides a unique and useful tool for designing and identifying novel, potent inhibitors of reverse transcriptase.
本发明描述了对 HIV 逆转录酶(RT)具有强效抑制作用的新型化合物。这些新型化合物还能抑制逆转录病毒(如人类免疫缺陷病毒-1(HIV-1))的复制。本发明的新型化合物包括苯乙基
噻唑基
硫脲(P
ETT)、二氢烷氧基苄氧基
嘧啶(
DABO)和 1-[(
2
-羟乙氧甲基]-6-(苯
硫基)胸腺
嘧啶 (HEPT)。此外,本发明还提供了一种由多种
NNI-RT 复合物复合而成的复合 HIV 逆转录酶(RT)非核苷
抑制剂(
NNI)结合袋。这种复合 RT-
NNI 结合袋为设计和鉴定新型、强效的逆转录酶
抑制剂提供了一种独特而有用的工具。