title: Purine 2'-deoxy-2'-fluororibosides as antiinfluenza virus agents.
abstract: Twenty purine 2'-deoxy-2'-fluororibosides were synthesized by enzymic pentosyl transfer from 2'-deoxy-2'-fluorouridine. Each nucleoside analogue was assayed for cytotoxicity in uninfected Madin-Darby canine kidney cells and for their ability to suppress influenza A virus infections in these cells. The most potent antivirial activity was observed with analogues having an amino group in the 2-position of the purine moiety. All 2-unsubstituted analogues were less potent than their 2-amino counterparts. Furthermore, 2-methyl,2-methoxy, or 2-fluoro substitution obliterated antivirial activity. The most cytotoxic member of the series was the 2-fluoro-6-amino analogue (IC50 = 120 microM). 2'-Deoxy-2'-fluoroguanosine and those congeners readily converted to it by adenosine deaminase showed the most potent antivirial activity (IC50 = 15-23 microM). Little cytotoxicity was observed with this subgroup of analogues which renders them worthy of further investigation as potential antiinfluenza agents.
authors.affiliation: Wellcome Research Laboratories, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27709.
authors.forename: J V
authors.initials: JV
authors.lastname: Tuttle
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tisdale
authors.forename: T A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Krenitsky
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000998:Antiviral Agents / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology; D004285:Dogs; D006845:Hydrocarbons, Fluorinated / Q000737:chemistry; D007668:Kidney / Q000187:drug effects; D009975:Orthomyxoviridae / Q000187:drug effects*; D011687:Purines / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000494:pharmacology; D013329:Structure-Activity Relationship
chemical_list: D000998:Antiviral Agents; D006845:Hydrocarbons, Fluorinated; D011687:Purines