title: Structurally diverse 5-substituted pyrimidine nucleosides as inhibitors of Leishmania donovani promastigotes in vitro.
abstract: The following structurally diverse 5-substituted-2'-deoxyuridine nucleosides displayed potent in vitro antileishmanial activity: 5-formyl, 5-(2,2,-dicyanovinyl)-, 5-(2-cyano-2-ethoxycarbonylvinyl), 5-(2-cyano-2-methoxycarbonylvinyl)-, 5-(2-amino-3-cyano-5-oxo-5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-4H-chromen-4-yl)- and related congeners, and the 5-(3-methyl-5-oxo-1-phenyl-4,5-dihydro-4H-pyrazol-4-ylidene) group.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, 86011-5698, USA. Paul.Torrence@nau.edu
authors.forename: Paul F
authors.initials: PF
authors.lastname: Torrence
authors.forename: Xuesen
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Fan
authors.forename: Xinying
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Philippe M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Loiseau
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000981:Antiprotozoal Agents / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000494:pharmacology; D020128:Inhibitory Concentration 50; D007893:Leishmania donovani / Q000187:drug effects*; D011741:Pyrimidine Nucleosides / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000494:pharmacology*; D013329:Structure-Activity Relationship
chemical_list: D000981:Antiprotozoal Agents; D011741:Pyrimidine Nucleosides