| Literature DB >> 26819664 |
James McNulty1, Leonardo D'Aiuto2, Yun Zhi2, Lora McClain3, Carlos Zepeda-Velázquez1, Spencer Ler1, Hilary A Jenkins1, Michael B Yee4, Paolo Piazza5, Robert H Yolken6, Paul R Kinchington4, Vishwajit L Nimgaonkar3.
Abstract
The Amaryllidaceae alkaloid trans-dihydrolycoricidine 7 and three analogues 8-10 were produced via asymmetric chemical synthesis. Alkaloid 7 proved superior to acyclovir, the current standard for herpes simplex virus, type 1 (HSV-1) infection. Compound 7 potently inhibited lytic HSV-1 infection, significantly reduced HSV-1 reactivation, and more potently inhibited varicella zoster virus (VZV) lytic infection. A configurationally defined (3R)-secondary alcohol at C3 proved crucial for efficacious inhibition of lytic HSV-1 infection.Entities:
Keywords: Amaryllidaceae; HSV-1; Herpesvirus; alkaloid; stem cells; varicella zoster
Year: 2015 PMID: 26819664 PMCID: PMC4716588 DOI: 10.1021/acsmedchemlett.5b00318
Source DB: PubMed Journal: ACS Med Chem Lett ISSN: 1948-5875 Impact factor: 4.345