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  2. Design and synthesis of vidarabine prodrugs as antiviral agents

Design and synthesis of vidarabine prodrugs as antiviral agents

  • Bioorg Med Chem Lett. 2009 Feb 1;19(3):792-6. doi: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2008.12.031.
Wei Shen 1 Jae-Seung Kim Phillip E Kish Jie Zhang Stefanie Mitchell Brian G Gentry Julie M Breitenbach John C Drach John Hilfinger
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Affiliation

  • 1 TSRL Inc., 540 Avis Drive Suite A, Ann Arbor, MI 48108, USA. wshen@tsrlinc.com
Abstract

5'-O-D- and L-amino acid derivatives and 5'-O-(D- and L-amino acid methyl ester phosphoramidate) derivatives of vidarabine (ara-A) were synthesized as vidarabine prodrugs. Some compounds were equi- or more potent in vitro than vidarabine against two pox viruses and their uptake by cultured cells was improved compared to the parent drug.

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