Exploring the role of 2-chloro-6-fluoro substitution in 2-alkylthio-6-benzyl-5-alkylpyrimidin-4(3H)-ones: effects in HIV-1-infected cells and in HIV-1 reverse transcriptase enzymes.

Abstract:

:A comparison of the effects of the 6-(2-chloro-6-fluorobenzyl)-2-(alkylthio)pyrimidin-4(3H)-ones (2-Cl-6-F-S-DABOs) 7-12 and the related 6-(2,6-difluorobenzyl) counterparts 13-15 in HIV-1 infected cells and in the HIV-1 reverse transcriptase (RT) assays is here described. The new 2-Cl-6-F-S-DABOs showed up to picomolar activity against wt HIV-1. Against clinically relevant HIV-1 mutants and in enzyme assays, the simultaneous C5(methyl)/C6(methyl/ethyl) substitution in the 2-Cl-6-F- and 2,6-F2-benzyl series furnished compounds with the highest, wide-spectrum inhibitory activity against HIV-1. Three representative 2-Cl-6-F-S-DABOs carrying two (9c, 10c) or one (10a) stereogenic centers were resolved into their individual stereoisomers and showed a significant diastereo- and enantioselectivity in HIV-1 inhibition, the highest antiviral activity well correlating with the R absolute configuration to the stereogenic center of the C6-benzylic position in both cellular and enzymatic tests. Application of previously reported COMBINEr protocol on 9c and 10c confirmed the influence of the stereogenic centers on their binding modes in the HIV-1 RT.

journal_name

J Med Chem

authors

Rotili D,Tarantino D,Nawrozkij MB,Babushkin AS,Botta G,Marrocco B,Cirilli R,Menta S,Badia R,Crespan E,Ballante F,Ragno R,Esté JA,Maga G,Mai A

doi

10.1021/jm500284x

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2014-06-26 00:00:00

pages

5212-25

issue

12

eissn

0022-2623

issn

1520-4804

journal_volume

57

pub_type

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