The invention provides novel nucleosides and related processes, pharmaceutical compositions, and methods. The novel nucleosides are useful in a wide variety of antiviral, antineoplastic, and antibacterial applications. Preferred embodiments of the instant invention include novel 2 halogen-substituted, 3 halogen-substituted, and 2′,3′dihalogen-substituted analogues of 3-deazaadenosine, and novel 3 halogen-substituted analogues of 3-deazaguanosine. Compounds of the instant invention, including 4-Amino-6-fluoro-1-(β-D-ribofuranosyl)imidazo[4,5-c]pyridine and 6-Amino-7-bromo-1,5-dihydro-1-β-
D
-ribofuranosylimidazo[4,5-c]pyridin-4-one, have exhibited potent antiviral and anticancer activity in vitro. The compounds are also useful in the concomitant treatment of bacterial infections associated with viral infections such as AIDS.
本发明提供了新型核苷和相关的工艺、制药组合物和方法。这些新型核苷在广泛的抗病毒、抗肿瘤和抗菌应用中非常有用。本发明的优选实施例包括3-去氮
腺苷的新型2卤素取代、3卤素取代和2'、3'二卤素取代类似物,以及3-去氮
鸟嘌呤核苷的新型3卤素取代类似物。本发明的化合物,包括4-
氨基-6-
氟-1-(β-
D-核糖呋喃基)
咪唑[4,5-c]
吡啶和6-
氨基-7-
溴-1,5-二氢-1-β-
D-核糖呋喃基
咪唑[4,5-c]
吡啶-4-酮,在体外表现出强大的抗病毒和抗癌活性。这些化合物也可用于与病毒感染相关的细菌感染的联合治疗,如艾滋病。