Novel pyridine-based metal chelators as antiviral agents
申请人:Rajagopalan Raghavan
公开号:US20060106070A1
公开(公告)日:2006-05-18
This invention relates to novel pyridine-based divalent metal ion chelating ligands of Formula I,
wherein A or B are independently —R
6
R
7
, or —CH(R
8
)CH(R
9
). R
1
to R
9
are various substituents selected to optimize the physicochemical and biological properties such as enzyme binding, tissue penetration, lipophilicity, toxicity, bioavailability, and pharmacokinetics. The compounds of the present invention are useful for inhibiting the activity of viral enzymes responsible for the proliferation of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).