title: Synthesis of a cosalane analog with an extended polyanionic pharmacophore conferring enhanced potency as an anti-HIV agent.
abstract: A novel cosalane analog having an extended polyanionic pharmacophore was synthesized in order to target specific cationic residues on the surface of CD4. The design rationale is based on a hypothetical binding model of cosalane to the surface of the protein. The new analog displayed an EC50 of 0.55 microM as an inhibitor of the cytopathic effect of HIV-1RF in CEM-SS cells, which represents a significant increase in potency over cosalane itself (EC50 5.1 microM). Both cosalane and the new analog are inhibitors of viral entry into target cells.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicinal Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy and Pharmacal Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, USA.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cushman
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Insaf
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Ruell
authors.forename: C A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Schaeffer
authors.forename: W G
authors.initials: WG
authors.lastname: Rice
mesh_terms: D019380:Anti-HIV Agents / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology; D001312:Aurintricarboxylic Acid / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology; D015704:CD4 Antigens / Q000737:chemistry / Q000187:drug effects; D015195:Drug Design; D015497:HIV-1 / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000254:growth & development; D006801:Humans; D008958:Models, Molecular; D008968:Molecular Conformation; D015394:Molecular Structure; D011487:Protein Conformation; D013329:Structure-Activity Relationship; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured
chemical_list: D019380:Anti-HIV Agents; D015704:CD4 Antigens; C083060:cosalane; D001312:Aurintricarboxylic Acid