title: Synthesis and in vitro antibacterial activity of novel 5'-O-analog derivatives of zidovudine as potential prodrugs.
abstract: An efficient, short synthesis of four potential prodrugs of 3'-azido-3'-deoxythymidine (AZT) and their antibacterial activity are reported. The 5'-OH group of AZT was functionalized with oxalyl chloride obtaining an acyl chloride derivative (AZT-Ox), which by further transformation with leucine, isoleucine and valine amino acids led to the corresponding AZT analogs, namely AZT-Leu, AZT-iLeu and AZT-Val. A carboxyl acid derivative (AZT-Ac) was also obtained by hydrolysis of AZT-Ox. These compounds, which exhibit anti HIV activity, have killed collection and clinical strains of some opportunistic infectious agents in AIDS-related complex. Thus, the clinical strains, K. oxytoca, S. typhi and K. pneumoniae, and collection strain K. pneumoniae ATCC 10031 showed sensitivity to antibiotics. The activity order for the studied compounds against the most sensitive strain (K. pneumoniae ATCC 10031) was AZT-Leu > AZT-iLeu > AZT-Val > AZT-Ac > AZT. On the other hand, the activity order for the second most sensitive strain (K. oxytoca) was AZT-Leu > AZT-Val = AZT-Ac > AZT-iLeu > AZT. The most effective antibacterial drug AZT-Leu, M.I.C.=0.125 microgmL(-1)) was 16 times more active than AZT (AZT, M.I.C.=2 microg mL(-1)) against K.
authors: Departamento de Farmacia, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Ciudad Universitaria, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Argentina.
authors: Guillermo N
authors: GN
authors: Moroni
authors: Patricia M
authors: PM
authors: Bogdanov
authors: Margarita C
authors: MC
authors: Briñón
mesh_terms: D019380:Anti-HIV Agents / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000494:pharmacology; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000494:pharmacology; D015497:HIV-1 / Q000187:drug effects; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D011355:Prodrugs / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000494:pharmacology; D015215:Zidovudine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D019380:Anti-HIV Agents; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents; D011355:Prodrugs; D015215:Zidovudine