title: 1-[2-(Diphenylmethoxy)ethyl]-2-methyl-5-nitroimidazole: a potent lead for the design of novel NNRTIs.
abstract: A novel family of non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NNRTIs) active at submicromolar concentrations was discovered. The new derivatives are 1-[2-(diarylmethoxy)ethyl]imidazoles bearing substituents both at benzene and imidazole rings. The most potent derivatives were those having nitro and methyl groups as substituents in the imidazole ring. Among 10 test derivatives compound 6d was found to be as potent as nevirapine and was selected as a lead for further studies.
authors.affiliation: Istituto Pasteur-Fondazione Cenci Bolognetti, Dipartimento di Studi Farmaceutici, Università di Roma La Sapienza, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Silvestri
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Artico
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Massa
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Marceddu
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: De Montis
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: La Colla
mesh_terms: D019380:Anti-HIV Agents / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000494:pharmacology; D002460:Cell Line; D009593:Nitroimidazoles / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000494:pharmacology; D018894:Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000494:pharmacology; D013329:Structure-Activity Relationship
chemical_list: C405606:1-(2-(diphenylmethoxy)ethyl)-2-methyl-5-nitroimidazole; D019380:Anti-HIV Agents; D009593:Nitroimidazoles; D018894:Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors