Synthesis, biological evaluation, and pharmacophore generation of uracil, 4(3H)-pyrimidinone, and uridine derivatives as potent and selective inhibitors of parainfluenza 1 (Sendai) virus

J Med Chem. 2001 Dec 20;44(26):4554-62. doi: 10.1021/jm010938i.

Abstract

Several new 6-oxiranyl-, 6-oxiranylmethyluracils, and pyrimidinone derivatives, synthesized by lithiation-alkylation sequence of 1,3,6-trimethyluracil, 1,3-dimethyl-6-chloromethyluracil, and 2-alkoxy-6-methyl-4(3H)-pyrimidinones, showed a potent and selective antiviral activity against Sendai virus (SV) replication. To gain insight into the structural features required for SV inhibition activity, the new compounds were submitted to a pharmacophore generation procedure using the program Catalyst. The resulting pharmacophore model showed high correlation and predictive power. It also rationalized the relationships between structural properties and biological data of these inhibitors of SV replication.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Antiviral Agents / chemical synthesis*
  • Antiviral Agents / chemistry
  • Antiviral Agents / pharmacology
  • Cell Line
  • Dogs
  • Models, Molecular
  • Molecular Conformation
  • Pyrimidinones / chemical synthesis*
  • Pyrimidinones / chemistry
  • Pyrimidinones / pharmacology
  • Sendai virus / drug effects*
  • Stereoisomerism
  • Structure-Activity Relationship
  • Uracil / analogs & derivatives*
  • Uracil / chemical synthesis*
  • Uracil / chemistry
  • Uracil / pharmacology
  • Uridine / analogs & derivatives*
  • Uridine / chemical synthesis*
  • Uridine / chemistry
  • Uridine / pharmacology

Substances

  • Antiviral Agents
  • Pyrimidinones
  • Uracil
  • Uridine