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Nucleoside Triphosphates - From Synthesis to Biochemical Characterization
Published on: April 3, 2014
Synthesis and antiviral evaluation of cyclopentyl nucleoside phosphonates
Mengmeng Wang1, Puneet Srivastava1, Chao Liu1
1Medicinal Chemistry, Rega Institute for Medical Research, KU Leuven, Herestraat 49, 3000, Leuven, Belgium.
Abstract:
The synthesis of both 2'-hydroxy-3'-deoxy and 2'-deoxy-3'-hydroxy cyclopentyl nucleoside phosphonates with the natural nucleobases adenine, thymine, cytosine and guanine from a single precursor has been performed. The guanine containing analogues showed antiviral activity. Especially the 3'-deoxy congener 23 was active, displaying an EC50 of 5.35 μM against TK+ VZV strain and an EC50 of 8.83 μM against TK- VZV strain, besides lacking cytotoxicity. However, the application of phosphonodiamidate prodrug strategy did not lead to a boost in antiviral activity.
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