The Fight against the Influenza A Virus H1N1: Synthesis, Molecular Modeling, and Biological Evaluation of Benzofurazan Derivatives as Viral RNA Polymerase Inhibitors
The influenzaRNApolymerase complex, which consists of the three subunits PA, PB1, and PB2, is a promising target for the development of new antiviral drugs. A large library of benzofurazan compounds was synthesized and assayed againstinfluenzavirus A/WSN/33 (H1N1). Most of the new derivatives were found to act by inhibiting the viralRNApolymerase complex through disruption of the complex formed