Synthesis of natural flutimide and analogous fully substituted pyrazine-2,6-diones, endonuclease inhibitors of influenza virus |
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Authors: | Singh S B Tomassini J E |
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Affiliation: | Merck Research Laboratories, P.O. Box 2000, Rahway, New Jersey 07065, USA. sheo_singh@merck.com |
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Abstract: | Flutimide, a fully substituted 1-hydroxy-3H-pyrazine-2,6-dione, is a fungal metabolite isolated from a new species of Delitschia cofertaspora. It has been shown to selectively inhibit cap-dependent endonuclease activity of influenza virus A. The inhibition of this activity is a target for the potential development of a therapeutic agent to treat influenza infections. A convergent total synthesis of flutimide starting from L-leucine has been described. The synthetic methodology has been extended to include the synthesis of specifically designed aromatic analogues of flutimide, some of which exhibited greater than 7-fold improvement in activity. The most potent compounds were those with p-fluorobenzylidene or p-methoxybenzylidene substitutions at C-5 of 3H-pyrazine-2,6-dione and showed IC(50) values of 0.9 and 0.8 microM, respectively. The details of the rationale for the synthetic design, syntheses, and biological activities of these analogues are described. |
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