title: Preparation and anti-HIV activity of N-3-substituted thymidine nucleoside analogs.
abstract: A series of 22 derivatives of AZT substituted at the N-3 position of the thymine base were prepared and evaluated for anti-HIV activity in cell culture (Lai strain of HIV-1 in CEM-c113 cells). The AZT analogs bearing a N-3 amino group (7), a hydroxyalkyl chain (12f), and a phosphonomethyl (12k) substituent displayed activities in the 0.045-0.082 microM range. The analogs 12d, 12e, 12q, 15, and 19 were active at <0.5 microM concentration. Compound 18 in which two molecules of AZT are connected at N-3 via a two-carbon link and "dimer" 11 also displayed significant activity. To obtain information concerning the mechanism of RT inhibition by these AZT analogs, compounds 7, 12d, 12e, and 12q were incubated with recombinant HIV-1 RT in the presence of poly(A)-oligo[dT(12-18)] and poly(C)-oligo[dG(12-18)] template-primers. In contrast to AZT-TP (control), none of these nucleosides displayed any significant inhibition of RT in the recombinant enzyme assay, indicating that phosphorylation is a necessary prerequisite for activity.
authors.affiliation: Institut de Chimie des Substances Naturelles CNRS, Gif-sur-Yvette, France.
authors.forename: D R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Adams
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Perez
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Maillard
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Florent
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Evers
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hénin
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Litvak
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Litvak
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Monneret
authors.forename: D S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Grierson
mesh_terms: D019380:Anti-HIV Agents / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002460:Cell Line; D015497:HIV-1 / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D013058:Mass Spectrometry; D013936:Thymidine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000494:pharmacology; D014779:Virus Replication / Q000187:drug effects
chemical_list: D019380:Anti-HIV Agents; D013936:Thymidine