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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
14
pubmed:dateCreated
1988-8-17
pubmed:abstractText
The 3'-fluoro-and 3'-azido-substituted derivatives of 2',3'-dideoxythymidine (ddThd), 2',3'-dideoxyuridine (ddUrd), 2',3'-dideoxy-5-ethyluridine (ddEtUrd) and 2',3'-dideoxycytidine (ddCyd) have been synthesized and evaluated for their anti-retrovirus activity [against human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and murine Moloney sarcoma virus (MSV)]. Based on their 50% effective doses the most potent inhibitors of HIV replication in human MT4 lymphocytes were: FddThd (0.001 microM), AzddThd (0.004 microM), FddUrd (0.04 microM) and AzddUrd (0.36 microM). Their selectivity indexes were 197, 5000, 500 and 677, respectively. In contrast, none of the 3'-substituted ddEtUrd derivatives had a marked antiviral effect. The 2',3'-dideoxynucleoside analogues showed poor, if any, substrate affinity for (bacterial) dThd phosphorylase. AzddThd and FddThd inhibited human dThd kinase to a much greater extent (Ki/Km: 0.66 and 3.4, respectively) than did AzddUrd or FddUrd (Ki/Km: 71 and 171, respectively). The Ki/Km values of FddCyd and AzddCyd for human dCyd kinase were about 60. Although phosphorylation is a prerequisite for the anti-retrovirus activity of the 2',3'-dideoxynucleoside derivatives, there is no close correlation between the anti-retrovirus potency of the 3'-fluoro- and 3'-azido-substituted ddUrd, ddThd, ddEtUrd and ddCyd derivatives and their affinity for dThd kinase or dCyd kinase.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
0006-2952
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
15
pubmed:volume
37
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
2847-56
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1988
pubmed:articleTitle
Anti-retrovirus activity of 3'-fluoro- and 3'-azido-substituted pyrimidine 2',3'-dideoxynucleoside analogues.
pubmed:affiliation
Rega Institute for Medical Research, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't