Improved replicon cellular activity of non-nucleoside allosteric inhibitors of HCV NS5B polymerase: From benzimidazole to indole scaffolds

Autor: Jeffrey M. Warrington, Lisette Lagacé, Christian Brochu, Louise Thauvette, Steven R. LaPlante, Bruno Haché, Darren Bykowski, Pierre L. Beaulieu, George Kukolj, James Gillard, Stéphane Perreault, Araz Jakalian, Timothy A. Stammers, Ginette McKercher, Nathalie Dansereau, Jean-Simon Duceppe, Elaine Moreau
Rok vydání: 2006
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Zdroj: Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters. 16:4987-4993
ISSN: 0960-894X
DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2006.07.074
Popis: Benzimidazole-based allosteric inhibitors of the hepatitis C virus (HCV) NS5B polymerase were diversified to a variety of topologically related scaffolds. Replacement of the polar benzimidazole core by lipophilic indoles led to inhibitors with improved potency in the cell-based subgenomic HCV replicon system. Transposing the indole scaffold into a previously described series of benzimidazole-tryptophan amides generated the most potent inhibitors of HCV RNA replication in cell culture reported to date in this series (EC(50) approximately 50 nM).
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