Synthesis and Biological Evaluation of a New N4-(N-Formyl Peptide)- 2′,3′-Dideoxy-3′-Thiacytidine as Anti-Hiv Prodrug
- 1 July 1993
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Nucleosides and Nucleotides
- Vol. 12 (6) , 631-641
- https://doi.org/10.1080/07328319308019017
Abstract
The synthesis of a new analogue of 2′,3′-dideoxy-3′-thiacytidine 9 covalently linked to an N-formyl methionyl leucyl phenylalanine peptide is described. This new prodrug analogue has been tested on the one hand as activator of human polymorphonuclear leukocytes (an EC50 value of 1.8 10−5 M was determined from dose-response curve for superoxide production) and on the other hand as inhibitor of the syncitium formation caused by HIV-1 in MT4-cells (IC50 = 8.0± 0.8 μM). In so far as this new prodrug possesses these two biological properties, it represents a useful “chemical-head” capable of targeting specific receptors located on leukocytes membranes.Keywords
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