title: Differential antiviral activity of benzastatin C and its dechlorinated derivative from Streptomyces nitrosporeus.
abstract: Benzastatin C, a 3-chloro-tetrahydroquinolone alkaloid from Streptomyces nitrosporeus, showed antiviral activity in a dose-dependant manner with EC50 values of 1.92, 0.53, and 1.99 microg/ml against herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1), herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2), and vesicular stomatitis virus (VSV), respectively. In contrast, benzastatin D, the corresponding dechlorinated derivative, did not exhibit any antiviral activity. These results indicate that the antiviral activity of benzastatin C is mediated, in part, due to the chlorine moiety in its molecular structure.
authors.affiliation: Pharmacology Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology, Korea.
authors.forename: Jong-Gyo
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Ick-Dong
authors.initials: ID
authors.lastname: Yoo
authors.forename: Won-Gon
authors.initials: WG
authors.lastname: Kim
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000998:Antiviral Agents / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002522:Chlorocebus aethiops; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D006367:HeLa Cells; D018259:Herpesvirus 1, Human / Q000187:drug effects*; D018258:Herpesvirus 2, Human / Q000187:drug effects*; D006801:Humans; D020128:Inhibitory Concentration 50; D015394:Molecular Structure; D011804:Quinolines / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology*; D013302:Streptomyces / Q000737:chemistry*; D013329:Structure-Activity Relationship; D014709:Vero Cells; D014721:Vesicular stomatitis Indiana virus / Q000187:drug effects*
chemical_list: D000998:Antiviral Agents; D011804:Quinolines; C098356:benzastatin C; C098357:benzastatin D