A novel entecavir analogue constructing with a spiro[2.4]heptane core structure in the aglycon moiety: Its synthesis and evaluation for anti-hepatitis B virus activity
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Quantitative Structure-Activity Relationship, Activity Prediction, and Molecular Dynamics of Non-nucleotide Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors
Published on: May 9, 2025
Hiroki Kumamoto1, Misato Fukano1, Shuhei Imoto2
1a School of Pharmacy , Showa University , Shinagawa-ku , Tokyo , Japan.
Abstract:
Synthesis of a novel 2'-deoxy-guanine carbocyclic nucleoside 4 constructed with spiro[2.4]heptane core structure in the aglycon moiety was carried out. Radical-mediated 5-exo-dig mode cyclization and following cyclopropanation proceeded efficiently to furnish the spiro alcohol 10. Subsequent Mitsunobu-type glycosylation between 13 and 14, deoxygenation of the 2'-hydroxyl group of 16 and deprotection of 17 gave the title compound 4. Compound 4 demonstrated moderate anti-HBV activity (EC50 value of 0.12 ± 0.02 µM) and no cytotoxicity against HepG2 cells was observed up to 100 µM.
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