Synthesis and HCV inhibitory properties of 9-deaza- and 7,9-dideaza-7-oxa-2′-C-methyladenosine
作者:Gabor Butora、David B. Olsen、Steven S. Carroll、Daniel R. McMasters、Christoph Schmitt、Joseph F. Leone、Mark Stahlhut、Christine Burlein、Malcolm MacCoss
DOI:10.1016/j.bmc.2007.05.020
日期:2007.8
As a part of an ongoing medicinal chemistry effort to identify inhibitors of the Hepatitis C Virus RNA replication, we report here the synthesis and biological evaluation of 9-deaza- and 7,9-dideaza-7-oxa-2'-C-methyladenosine. The parent 2'-C-methyladenosine shows excellent intracellular inhibitory activity but poor pharmacokinetic profile. Replacement of the nucleoside-defining 9-N of 2'-C-methyladenosine with a carbon atom was designed to yield metabolically more stable C-nucleosides. Modifications at position 7 were designed to exploit the importance of the hydrogen bond accepting properties of this heteroatom in modulating the adenosine deaminase (ADA) mediated 6-N deamination. 7-Oxa-7,9-dideaza-2'-C-methyladenosine was found to be a moderately active inhibitor of intracellular HCV RNA replication, whereas 9-deaza- 2'-C-methyladenosine showed only weak activity despite excellent overlap of both of the synthesized target compounds with T-C-methyladenosine's three dimensional structure. Position 7 of the nucleobase proved to be an effective handle for modulating ADA-mediated degradation, with the rate of degradation correlating with the hydrogen-bonding properties at this position. (c) 2007 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.