title: Synthesis and biological evaluation of polyaminated 2',3'-dideoxy-3'-thiacytidine prodrugs.
abstract: The syntheses and biological evaluation of polyaminated 2',3'-dideoxy-3'-thiacytidine have been performed. A new lead was found to increase the in vitro antiviral potency (syncitia formation on MT-4 cell line) of two order magnitude greater than the parent nucleoside drug. Moreover, the in vitro activity on HIV macrophages was found to be more than 3 log greater than the activity of the parent drug 1.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Chimie Biomoléculaire, INSERM U 322, Université de la Méditerrannée, Faculté des Sciences de Luminy, Marseille, France.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Camplo
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Mourier
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Chermann
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Kraus
mesh_terms: D019380:Anti-HIV Agents / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002460:Cell Line; D015497:HIV-1 / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D019259:Lamivudine / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology*; D011355:Prodrugs / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology; D013329:Structure-Activity Relationship; D014779:Virus Replication / Q000187:drug effects
chemical_list: D019380:Anti-HIV Agents; D011355:Prodrugs; D019259:Lamivudine