Synthesis and evaluation of oligo-1,3-thiazolecarboxamide derivatives as HIV-1 reverse transcriptase inhibitors.
Bioorg Med Chem
; 8(5): 985-93, 2000 May.
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| ID: mdl-10882010
ABSTRACT
A set of oligo-1,3-thiazolecarboxamide derivatives able to interact with the minor groove of nucleic acids was synthesized. These oligopeptides contained different numbers of thiazole units presenting dimethylaminopropyl or EDTA moieties on the C-terminus, and aminohexanoyl or EDTA moieties on the N-terminus. The inhibition of such compounds on HIV-1 reverse transcriptase activity was evaluated using different model template primer duplexes DNA x DNA, RNA x DNA, DNA x RNA and RNA x RNA. The biological properties of the thiazolecarboxamide derivatives were compared to those of distamycin, another minor groove binder which contains three pyrrole rings. Similar to distamycin, the thiazole containing oligopeptides were good inhibitors of the reverse transcription reaction in the presence of DNA x DNA. But in contrast to distamycin, the oligothiazolide derivatives were able to inhibit reverse transcription in the presence of RNA x DNA or DNA x RNA template primers. Both distamycin and oligothiazolecarboxamides had low affinity for RNA x RNA duplexes. The inhibition obtained with the newly synthesized thiazolecarboxamides showed that these compounds were more powerful and versatile inhibitors of the RT-dependent polymerization than the natural minor groove binder distamycin.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Oligopeptides
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Thiazoles
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Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors
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HIV Reverse Transcriptase
Language:
En
Journal:
Bioorg Med Chem
Journal subject:
BIOQUIMICA
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QUIMICA
Year:
2000
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
RUSSIA