Abstract
As part of our studies of lethal viral mutagens, a series of 5-substituted cytidine analogues were synthesized and evaluated for antiviral activity. Among the compounds examined, 5-nitrocytidine was effective against poliovirus (PV) and coxsackievirus B3 (CVB3) and exhibited greater activity than the clinically employed drug ribavirin. Instead of promoting viral mutagenesis, 5-nitrocytidine triphosphate inhibited PV RNA-dependent RNA polymerase (Kd = 1.1 ± 0.1 μM), and this inhibition is sufficient to explain the observed antiviral activity.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 6166-6169 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Journal of Medicinal Chemistry |
Volume | 49 |
Issue number | 21 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Oct 2006 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Molecular Medicine
- Drug Discovery