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Discovery of 4 '-azido-2 '-deoxy-2 '-C-methyl cytidine and prodrugs thereof: A potent inhibitor of Hepatitis C virus replication

  • Genadiy Kalayanov
  • , Anna Winqvist
  • , Pedro Pinho
  • , Christian Sund
  • , Xiao-Xiong Zhou
  • , Horst Wahling
  • , Anna-Karin Belfrage
  • , Michael Pelcman
  • , Tatiana Agback
  • , Kurt Benckestock
  • , Kristina Wikstrom
  • , Mirva Boothee
  • , Anneli Lindqvist
  • , Christina Rydegard
  • , Tim H. M. Jonckers
  • , Koen Vandyck
  • , Pierre Raboisson
  • , Tse-I Lin
  • , Sophie Lachau-Durand
  • , Herman de Kock
  • David B. Smith, Joseph A. Martin, Klaus Klumpp, Kenneth Simmen, Lotta Vrang, Ylva Terelius, Bertil Samuelsson, Asa Rosenquist, Nils Gunnar Johansson

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Abstract

4'-Azido-2'-deoxy-2'-methylcytidine (14) is a potent nucleoside inhibitor of the HCV NS5B RNA-dependent RNA polymerase, displaying an EC50 value of 1.2 mu M and showing moderate in vivo bioavailability in rat (F = 14%). Here we describe the synthesis and biological evaluation of 4'-azido-2'-deoxy-2'-methylcytidine and prodrug derivatives thereof. (C) 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)3265-3268
Number of pages4
JournalBioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry Letters
Volume22
Issue number9
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2012
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Hepatitis C virus
  • NS5B polymerase
  • Antivirals
  • Nucleoside
  • Prodrug
  • Phosphoramidate

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