| Literature DB >> 28320718 |
Andrew D Huber1,2, Eleftherios Michailidis1,3, Jing Tang4, Maritza N Puray-Chavez1,3, Maria Boftsi1,2, Jennifer J Wolf1,3, Kelsey N Boschert1,3, Megan A Sheridan1,5, Maxwell D Leslie1,3, Karen A Kirby1,3, Kamalendra Singh1,3, Hiroaki Mitsuya6,7,8, Michael A Parniak9, Zhengqiang Wang4, Stefan G Sarafianos10,3,5.
Abstract
Hepatitis B virus (HBV) RNase H (RNH) is an appealing therapeutic target due to its essential role in viral replication. RNH inhibitors (RNHIs) could help to more effectively control HBV infections. Here, we report 3-hydroxypyrimidine-2,4-diones as novel HBV RNHIs with antiviral activity. We synthesized and tested 52 analogs and found 4 that inhibit HBV RNH activity in infected cells. Importantly, 2 of these compounds inhibited HBV replication in the low micromolar range.Entities:
Keywords: RNase H; antiviral agents; hepatitis B virus
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Year: 2017 PMID: 28320718 PMCID: PMC5444124 DOI: 10.1128/AAC.00245-17
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Antimicrob Agents Chemother ISSN: 0066-4804 Impact factor: 5.191