Synthesis and Antiviral Activity of Novel Anti-VZV 5-Substituted Uracil Nucleosides with a Cyclopropane Sugar Moiety
作者:Tomoyuki Onishi、Chika Mukai、Ryusuke Nakagawa、Takaaki Sekiyama、Miho Aoki、Katsuya Suzuki、Harumi Nakazawa、Nobukazu Ono、Yuko Ohmura、Satoshi Iwayama、Masahiko Okunishi、Takashi Tsuji
DOI:10.1021/jm9904194
日期:2000.1.1
A series of 5-substituted uracil nucleoside derivatives with a 1(1'S,2'R)-[1',2'-bis(hydroxymethyl)-cycloproplyl]methyl group as an acyclosugar moiety were synthesized and evaluated for their anti-herpetic activities. Among the compounds synthesized, (E)-5-halovinyluracil derivatives showed superior anti-varicella tester virus (VZV) activity over acyclovir (ACV) but were less potent than ACV against herpes symplex virus type-1 (HSV-1). IC50 values for the VZV Kawaguchi strain were 0.027 for Br, 0.070 for Cl, and 0.054 mu g/mL for I derivatives and 3.4 mu g/mL for ACV. The most potent compound, (1'S,2'R)-5-[(E)-2-bromoethenyl]-1-[[1', (hydroxymethyl)cycloprop-1'-yl]methyl]-2,4-(1H,3H)-pyrimidinedione (3a), was 40-60-fold more potent than ACV against clinical isolates of VZV. It showed good oral bioavailability in rats (68.5%) and, unlike (E)-5-(2-bromovinyl)-1-beta-D-arabinofuranosyluracil (BVaraU), did not result in the release of (E)-5-(2-bromovinyl)uracil (BVU), a potent dihydropyrimidine dehydrogenase inhibitor, in plasma after oral administration.