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Quantitative Structure-Activity Relationship, Activity Prediction, and Molecular Dynamics of Non-nucleotide Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors
Published on: May 9, 2025
Synthesis and biological evaluation of (±)-benzhydrol derivatives as potent non-nucleoside HIV-1 reverse
Xiao-Dong Ma1, Xuan Zhang, Shi-Qiong Yang
1Department of Chemistry, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, PR China.
Abstract:
A series of (±)-benzhydrol derivatives featuring the essential sulfonamide group at the para position on the C-ring were synthesized and evaluated for the potential anti-HIV activity in C8166 cells. Most of these analogues demonstrated low concentration inhibitory activity with EC(50) values less than 1 μM against the wild-type HIV-1. In particular, compound 7h was identified as the highest active inhibitor of wild-type HIV-1 with an EC(50) value of 0.12 μM and selectivity index value of 312.73. Furthermore, some of them also exhibited moderate activity against the double mutant strain A(17) (K103N+Y181C) with EC(50) values lower than 5 μM. In addition, the binding modes with RT and the preliminary structure-activity relationships of these derivatives were also explored for further chemical modifications.
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