W. Zoghaib, Shajan Mannala, V. S. Gupta
Mar 23, 2012
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Nucleosides, Nucleotides & Nucleic Acids
Abstract
Analogs of (E)-5-(2-bromovinyl)-2 ′-deoxycytidine (BrVdCyd) (1) by substitution at N4 were synthesized to impart resistance against deamination. The anti-HSV-1 activity and solution conformation of these analogs were determined. N4-Acetyl-BrVdCyd (2) was a potent inhibitor of HSV-1 replication whereas N4-propanoyl-BrVdCyd (3) had good activity and N4-Butanoyl-BrVdCyd (4) had only low activity against HSV-1 replication. N4-Methyl-BrVdCyd (5) was devoid of activity against HSV-1.