title: Synthesis and evaluation of novel bioconjugates as antiviral agents.
abstract: Novel lipid (mannito-stearate) antiviral nucleoside and oligonucleotide conjugates were prepared with improved lipophilic and membrane associating properties of drugs. Potential advantages of these liponucleotide prodrugs are lower toxicity, increased cellular uptake, nuclease resistivity and antiviral activity. Oligonucleotide conjugate complementary to a unique segment of viral genome may selectively disrupt the processes dependent on the segment by hybridisation.
authors.affiliation: Nucleic Acids Research Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, University of Allahabad, Allahabad-211 002, India.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Watal
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Shukla
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Misra
mesh_terms: D019380:Anti-HIV Agents / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000494:pharmacology; D001483:Base Sequence; D004279:DNA, Viral / Q000235:genetics; D006678:HIV / Q000235:genetics; D008055:Lipids / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology; D015394:Molecular Structure; D009705:Nucleosides / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000494:pharmacology; D009838:Oligodeoxyribonucleotides / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000494:pharmacology; D015215:Zidovudine / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D019380:Anti-HIV Agents; D004279:DNA, Viral; D008055:Lipids; D009705:Nucleosides; D009838:Oligodeoxyribonucleotides; D015215:Zidovudine