title: (S)-9-(2,3-Dihydroxypropyl)adenine: an aliphatic nucleoside analog with broad-spectrum antiviral activity.
abstract: (S)-9-(2,3-Dihydroxypropyl)adenine, a novel nucleoside analog, the sugar moiety of which is replaced by an aliphatic chain, inhibits the replication in vitro of several DNA and RNA viruses, including vaccinia, herpes simplex (types 1 and 2), measles, and vesicular stomatitis. It is also effective in vivo in reducing the mortality rate of mice inoculated intranasally with vesicular stomatitis virus.
mesh_terms: D000225:Adenine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000494:pharmacology; D000818:Animals; D000998:Antiviral Agents; D003588:Cytopathogenic Effect, Viral / Q000187:drug effects; D005260:Female; D008459:Measles virus / Q000187:drug effects; D051379:Mice; D018139:Simplexvirus / Q000187:drug effects; D014616:Vaccinia virus / Q000187:drug effects; D014721:Vesicular stomatitis Indiana virus / Q000187:drug effects; D014779:Virus Replication / Q000187:drug effects*
chemical_list: D000998:Antiviral Agents; D000225:Adenine