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Nobuko Mibu1, Kazumi Yokomizo, Masaru Uyeda
1Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Fukuoka University, Jonan-ku, Fukuoka, Japan.
Abstract:
4,4'-Dihydroxytriphenylmethanes were synthesized using Brønsted acid or Lewis acid in yields of 24-86% as target compounds for developing antiviral agents. Most of the 4,4'-dihydroxytriphenylmethanes showed significant activity against herpes simplex virus type 1 (anti-HSV-1 activity) in a plaque reduction assay. Higher cytotoxicity was observed generally in halogenated 4,4'-dihydroxytriphenylmethanes (2a-d) than in non-halogenated derivatives. The non-halogenated derivative, 4,4',4"-trihydroxy-3"-methoxytriphenylmethane (3), showed remarkable antiviral activity with an EC(50) value of 1.8 microg/ml.
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