title: Hyperbranched molecular structures with potential antiviral activity: derivatives of 5,6-dihydroxyindole-2-carboxylic Acid.
abstract: In the search of new HIV-1 integrase (IN) inhibitors, we synthesized a series of multimeric 5,6-dihydroxyindole-2-carboxylic acid (DHICA) derivatives. Preliminary results indicate that hyperbranched architectures could represent a peculiar molecular requisite for the development of new antiviral lead compounds.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento Farmaco Chimico Tossicologico, Università di Sassari, Via Muroni 23/A, 07100 Sassari, Italy. mario.sechi@uniss.it
authors.forename: Mario
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sechi
authors.forename: Fabio
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Casu
authors.forename: Ilaria
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Campesi
authors.forename: Stefano
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Fiori
authors.forename: Alberto
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mariani
mesh_terms: D000998:Antiviral Agents / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002460:Cell Line; D015497:HIV-1 / Q000187:drug effects; D006801:Humans; D007211:Indoles / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests
chemical_list: D000998:Antiviral Agents; D007211:Indoles; C030692:5,6-dihydroxy-2-indolylcarboxylic acid