Structure-Activity Relationships of Acyclic Selenopurine Nucleosides as Antiviral Agents.
Molecules
; 22(7)2017 Jul 12.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-28704950
A series of acyclic selenopurine nucleosides 3a-f and 4a-g were synthesized based on the bioisosteric rationale between oxygen and selenium, and then evaluated for antiviral activity. Among the compounds tested, seleno-acyclovir (4a) exhibited the most potent anti-herpes simplex virus (HSV)-1 (EC50 = 1.47 µM) and HSV-2 (EC50 = 6.34 µM) activities without cytotoxicity up to 100 µM, while 2,6-diaminopurine derivatives 4e-g exhibited significant anti-human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) activity, which is slightly more potent than the guanine derivative 4d, indicating that they might act as prodrugs of seleno-ganciclovir (4d).
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Antiviral Agents
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Purines
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Organoselenium Compounds
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Nucleosides
Limits:
Humans
Language:
En
Journal:
Molecules
Journal subject:
BIOLOGIA
Year:
2017
Document type:
Article
Country of publication:
Switzerland