Characterization of lassa virus cell entry inhibitors: Determination of the active enantiomer by asymmetric synthesis
作者:Landon R. Whitby、Andrew M. Lee、Stefan Kunz、Michael B.A. Oldstone、Dale L. Boger
DOI:10.1016/j.bmcl.2009.04.098
日期:2009.7
The comparative characterization of a series of 4-acyl-1,6-dialkylpiperazin-2-ones as potent cell entry inhibitors of the hemorrhagic fever arenavirus Lassa (LASV) is disclosed. The resolution and examination of the individual enantiomers of the prototypical LASV cell entry inhibitor 3 (16G8) is reported and the more potent (-)-enantiomer was found to be 15-fold more active than the corresponding (+)-enantiomer. The absolute configuration of (-)-3 was established by asymmetric synthesis of the active inhibitor (-)-(S)-3 (lassamycin-1). A limited deletion scan of lassamycin-1 defined key structural features required of the prototypical inhibitors. (C) 2009 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.