4,5-Dihydroxypyrimidine Methyl Carboxylates, Carboxylic Acids, and Carboxamides as Inhibitors of Human Cytomegalovirus pUL89 Endonuclease.
J Med Chem
; 65(7): 5830-5849, 2022 04 14.
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ABSTRACT
Human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) terminase complex entails a metal-dependent endonuclease at the C-terminus of pUL89 (pUL89-C). We report herein the design, synthesis, and characterization of dihydroxypyrimidine (DHP) acid (14), methyl ester (13), and amide (15) subtypes as inhibitors of HCMV pUL89-C. All analogs synthesized were tested in an endonuclease assay and a thermal shift assay (TSA) and subjected to molecular docking to predict binding affinity. Although analogs inhibiting pUL89-C in the sub-µM range were identified from all three subtypes, acids (14) showed better overall potency, substantially larger thermal shift, and considerably better docking scores than esters (13) and amides (15). In the cell-based antiviral assay, six analogs inhibited HCMV with moderate activities (EC50 = 14.4-22.8 µM). The acid subtype (14) showed good in vitro ADME properties, except for poor permeability. Overall, our data support the DHP acid subtype (14) as a valuable scaffold for developing antivirals targeting HCMV pUL89-C.
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Assunto principal:
Antivirais
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Proteínas Virais
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Citomegalovirus
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Endonucleases
Tipo de estudo:
Prognostic_studies
Limite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Med Chem
Assunto da revista:
QUIMICA
Ano de publicação:
2022
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Estados Unidos