Synthesis and antiviral evaluation of base-modified deoxythreosyl nucleoside phosphonates

Org Biomol Chem. 2017 Jul 5;15(26):5513-5528. doi: 10.1039/c7ob01265a.

Abstract

l-α-2'-Deoxythreosyl nucleoside phosphonates and their phosphonodiamidate prodrugs with a hypoxanthine, 2,6-diaminopurine, 2-amino-6-cyclopropylaminopurine, 7-deazaadenine, 5-fluorouracil and 5-methylcytosine heterocycle as a nucleobase were synthesized and evaluated for their inhibitory activity against HIV and HBV. The 2,6-diaminopurine modified analogue 23a displayed the most potent activity against HIV, with an EC50 value of 11.17 μM against HIV-1 (IIIB) and an EC50 value of 8.15 μM against HIV-2 (ROD). The application of the prodrug strategy on nucleoside phosphonate 23a led to a 200-fold boost in anti-HIV potency. None of the compounds showed any activity against HBV at the highest concentration tested.

MeSH terms

  • Antiviral Agents / chemical synthesis
  • Antiviral Agents / chemistry
  • Antiviral Agents / pharmacology*
  • Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
  • HIV-1 / drug effects*
  • HIV-2 / drug effects*
  • Hepatitis B virus / drug effects*
  • Microbial Sensitivity Tests
  • Molecular Structure
  • Organophosphonates / chemical synthesis
  • Organophosphonates / chemistry
  • Organophosphonates / pharmacology*
  • Structure-Activity Relationship

Substances

  • Antiviral Agents
  • Organophosphonates