Evaluation of 5-[1-(2-halo(or nitro)ethoxy-2-iodoethyl)]-2'-deoxyuridines as inhibitors of herpes simplex virus.
A series of 5-[1-(2-haloethyl(or nitro)ethoxy-2-iodoethyl)]-2'-deoxyuridines (3-7) and related uracil analogs (9-10) were prepared using 5-vinyl-2-deoxyuridine (2) and 5-vinyl uracil (8) as starting materials. The regiospecific reaction of 2 and 8 with iodine monochloride and an alcohol provided the target compounds 3-10. These analogs were evaluated in vitro for inhibitory activity against thymidine-kinase (TK) positive and negative strains of herpes simplex virus type-1. The compounds 3-10 were either weak or non-inhibitory to HSV-1 replication. All compounds investigated exhibited low host cell cytotoxicity.
Rai
Dinesh
D
Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada T6G 2H7.
Saffran
Holly
H
Kumar
Rakesh
R
D000998:Antiviral Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D003857:Deoxyuridine / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004353:Drug Evaluation, Preclinical; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D018139:Simplexvirus / Q000187:drug effects*
D000998:Antiviral Agents; D003857:Deoxyuridine