title: Synthesis, cytotoxicity, and antiviral activity of certain 7-[(2-hydroxyethoxy)methyl]pyrrolo[2,3-d]pyrimidine nucleosides related to toyocamycin and sangivamycin.
abstract: A number of 7-[(2-hydroxyethoxy)methyl]pyrrolo[2,3-d]pyrimidine derivatives related to the nucleoside antibiotics toyocamycin and sangivamycin were prepared and tested for their biological activity. Treatment of the sodium salt of 4-amino-6-bromo-5-cyanopyrrolo[2,3-d]pyrimidine (1) with (2-acetoxyethoxy)methyl bromide (2) afforded a mixture of 4-amino-6-bromo-5-cyano-7-[(2-acetoxyethoxy)methyl]pyrrolo[2,3-d] pyrimidine (3) and the corresponding N1 isomer. Debromination of this mixture gave the corresponding 4-amino-5-cyano-7-[(2-acetoxyethoxy)-methyl]pyrrolo[2,3-d]pyrimidi ne (4) and 4-amino-5-cyano-1-[(2-acetoxyethoxy)methyl]pyrrolo[2,3-d]pyrimidin e (5). Deacetylation of 4 and 5 furnished 4-amino-5-cyano-7-[(2-hydroxyethoxy)methyl]pyrrolo[2,3-d]pyrimidine (6) and the corresponding N1 isomer (7), respectively. The sites of attachment for the acyclic moiety for 6 and 7 were assigned on the basis of UV spectral studies as well as 13C NMR spectroscopy. Conventional functional group transformation of 6 provided a number of novel 5-substituted derivatives (8-10), including the sangivamycin derivative 8. The methyl formimidate derivative 10 was converted to the thioamide derivative 11 and the carbohydrazide derivative 12. Compounds 6 and 8-12 were tested for cytotoxicity to L1210 murine leukemic cells in vitro. None of these compounds caused significant inhibition of cell growth. Evaluation of compounds 4 and 6-12 for activity against human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) and herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) revealed that only the thioamide (11) was active. It inhibited HCMV but not HSV-1 at concentrations producing only slight cytotoxicity in human foreskin fibroblasts (HFF cells) and KB cells.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicinal Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor 48109-1065.
authors.forename: P K
authors.initials: PK
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.forename: M R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Nassiri
authors.forename: L A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Coleman
authors.forename: L L
authors.initials: LL
authors.lastname: Wotring
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Drach
authors.forename: L B
authors.initials: LB
authors.lastname: Townsend
mesh_terms: D000617:Aminoglycosides; D000818:Animals; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000998:Antiviral Agents; D002470:Cell Survival / Q000187:drug effects*; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D055598:Chemical Phenomena; D002621:Chemistry; D000882:Haplorhini; D006801:Humans; D051379:Mice; D011741:Pyrimidine Nucleosides / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000494:pharmacology*; D011758:Pyrroles / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000494:pharmacology*; D014127:Toyocamycin / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D000617:Aminoglycosides; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D000998:Antiviral Agents; D011741:Pyrimidine Nucleosides; D011758:Pyrroles; C005699:sangivamycin; D014127:Toyocamycin