Synthesis and Antiviral Activity of Novel Acyclic Nucleosides: Discovery of a Cyclopropyl Nucleoside with Potent Inhibitory Activity against Herpesviruses
作者:Takaaki Sekiyama、Satoshi Hatsuya、Yasuhiro Tanaka、Mamoru Uchiyama、Nobukazu Ono、Satoshi Iwayama、Miki Oikawa、Katsuya Suzuki、Masahiko Okunishi、Takashi Tsuji
DOI:10.1021/jm9705869
日期:1998.4.1
A series of acyclic nucleosides with two hydroxymethyl groups mimicking the 3'- and 5'-hydroxyl groups of the 2'-deoxyribose moiety were prepared and evaluated for their antiherpetic activity. Among those, 9-[[cis-1',2'-bis(hydroxymethyl)cycloprop-1'yl]methyl]guanine (3) showed extremely potent antiviral activity against herpes simplex virus type-1 (HSV-1) with good selectivity. Both enantiomers of 3 were synthesized stal ting from chiral epichlorohydrins, and only one of the enantiomers with 1'S,2'R-configuration (3a) exhibited strong antiherpetic activity (IC50 of 0.020 mu g/mL against HSV-1 Tomioka vs 0.81 mu g/mL for acyclovir). Enantiomer 3a was also more inhibitory than acyclovir against varicella-zoster virus (VZV) but ineffective against human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Compound 3a is phosphorylated by HSV-1 thymidine kinase (TK) very efficiently. The relationship between conformation and antiherpetic activity in this series of compounds is discussed.