Peptidomimetic Inhibitors of Herpes Simplex Virus Ribonucleotide Reductase with Improved <i>in Vivo</i> Antiviral Activity
作者:Neil Moss、Pierre Beaulieu、Jean-Simon Duceppe、Jean-Marie Ferland、Michel Garneau、Jean Gauthier、Elise Ghiro、Sylvie Goulet、Ingrid Guse、Jorge Jaramillo、Montse Llinas-Brunet、Éric Malenfant、Raymond Plante、Martin Poirier、Francois Soucy、Dominik Wernic、Christiane Yoakim、Robert Déziel
DOI:10.1021/jm960324r
日期:1996.1.1
We have been investigating the potential of a new class of antiviral compounds. These peptidomimetic derivatives prevent association of the two subunits of herpes simplex virus (HSV) ribonucleotide reductase (RR), an enzyme necessary for efficient replication of viral DNA. The compounds disclosed in this paper build on our previously published work. Structure-activity studies reveal beneficial modifications that result in improved antiviral potency in cell culture in a murine ocular model of HSV-induced keratitis. These modifications include a stereochemically defined (2,6-dimethylcyclohexyl)amino N-terminus, two ketomethylene amide bond isosteres, and a (1-ethylneopentyl)amino C-terminus. These three modifications led to the preparation of BILD 1351, our most potent antiherpetic agent containing a ureido N-terminus. Incorporation of the C-terminal modification into our inhibitor series based on a (phenylpropionyl)valine N-terminus provided BILD 1357, a significantly more potent antiviral compound than our previously published best compound, BILD 1263.