Discovery of a β-d-2′-Deoxy-2′-α-fluoro-2′-β-C-methyluridine Nucleotide Prodrug (PSI-7977) for the Treatment of Hepatitis C Virus

Autor: Jinfa Du, Angela M. Lam, Shalini Bansal, Rachakonda Suguna, Congrong Niu, Meg Keilman, Michael J. Otto, Donghui Bao, Bruce S. Ross, Peiyuan Wang, Dhanapalan Nagarathnam, Wonsuk Chang, Holly M. Micolochick Steuer, Michael J. Sofia, Hai-Ren Zhang, Phillip A. Furman, P. Ganapati Reddy, Christine Espiritu
Rok vydání: 2010
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Zdroj: Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 53:7202-7218
ISSN: 1520-4804
0022-2623
DOI: 10.1021/jm100863x
Popis: Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is a global health problem requiring novel approaches for effective treatment of this disease. The HCV NS5B polymerase has been demonstrated to be a viable target for the development of HCV therapies. β-d-2'-Deoxy-2'-α-fluoro-2'-β-C-methyl nucleosides are selective inhibitors of the HCV NS5B polymerase and have demonstrated potent activity in the clinic. Phosphoramidate prodrugs of the 5'-phosphate derivative of the β-d-2'-deoxy-2'-α-fluoro-2'-β-C-methyluridine nucleoside were prepared and showed significant potency in the HCV subgenomic replicon assay (1 μM) and produced high levels of triphosphate 6 in primary hepatocytes and in the livers of rats, dogs, and monkeys when administered in vivo. The single diastereomer 51 of diastereomeric mixture 14 was crystallized, and an X-ray structure was determined establishing the phosphoramidate stereochemistry as Sp, thus correlating for the first time the stereochemistry of a phosphoramidate prodrug with biological activity. 51 (PSI-7977) was selected as a clinical development candidate.
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