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Integrase Inhibitor Prodrugs: Approaches to Enhancing the Anti-HIV Activity of β-Diketo Acids.
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Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) [Molecules] 2015 Jul 13; Vol. 20 (7), pp. 12623-51. Date of Electronic Publication: 2015 Jul 13. - Publication Year :
- 2015
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Abstract
- HIV integrase, encoded at the 3'-end of the HIV pol gene, is essential for HIV replication. This enzyme catalyzes the incorporation of HIV DNA into human DNA, which represents the point of "no-return" in HIV infection. Integrase is a significant target in anti-HIV drug discovery. This review article focuses largely on the design of integrase inhibitors that are β-diketo acids constructed on pyridinone scaffolds. Methodologies for synthesis of these compounds are discussed. Integrase inhibition data for the strand transfer (ST) step are compared with in vitro anti-HIV data. The review also examines the issue of the lack of correlation between the ST enzymology data and anti-HIV assay results. Because this disconnect appeared to be a problem associated with permeability, prodrugs of these inhibitors were designed and synthesized. Prodrugs dramatically improved the anti-HIV activity data. For example, for compound, 96, the anti-HIV activity (EC50) improved from 500 nM for this diketo acid to 9 nM for its prodrug 116. In addition, there was excellent correlation between the IC50 and IC90 ST enzymology data for 96 (6 nM and 97 nM, respectively) and the EC50 and EC90 anti-HIV data for its prodrug 116 (9 nM and 94 nM, respectively). Finally, it was confirmed that the prodrug 116 was rapidly hydrolyzed in cells to the active compound 96.
- Subjects :
- Biological Transport
Cell Line, Tumor
Cell Membrane Permeability
Drug Design
HIV Integrase metabolism
HIV Integrase Inhibitors chemical synthesis
HIV Integrase Inhibitors chemistry
HIV-1 enzymology
HIV-1 growth & development
Humans
Hydrolysis
Inhibitory Concentration 50
Keto Acids chemical synthesis
Keto Acids chemistry
Leukocytes, Mononuclear drug effects
Leukocytes, Mononuclear pathology
Leukocytes, Mononuclear virology
Molecular Docking Simulation
Prodrugs chemical synthesis
Prodrugs chemistry
Pyridones chemical synthesis
Pyridones chemistry
Structure-Activity Relationship
HIV Integrase chemistry
HIV Integrase Inhibitors pharmacology
HIV-1 drug effects
Keto Acids pharmacology
Prodrugs pharmacology
Pyridones pharmacology
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1420-3049
- Volume :
- 20
- Issue :
- 7
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Molecules (Basel, Switzerland)
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 26184144
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules200712623