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Metwally NH, Elgemeie GH, Fahmy FG. Synthesis and Biological Evaluation of Benzothiazolyl-pyridine Hybrids as New Antiviral Agents against H5N1 Bird Flu and SARS-COV-2 Viruses. ACS OMEGA 2023; 8:36636-36654. [PMID: 37841136 PMCID: PMC10568744 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.3c01987] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2023] [Accepted: 08/18/2023] [Indexed: 10/17/2023]
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A novel series of benzothiazolyl-pyridine hybrids 8a-h and 14a-e were produced from the reaction of enamine derivative 4 with each of the arylcyanoacetamides 5a-h and cyanoacetohydrazides 9a-e. The new products were characterized by spectral techniques (IR, 1H NMR, 13C NMR, and MS). Biological evaluation of 8a-h and 14a-e in vitro against H5N1 and SARS-COV-2 viruses showed that several compounds had significant activity. Compounds 8f-h, which contain fluorine atoms, have better activity against H5N1 and anti-SARS-CoV-2 viruses than the other compounds included in this study. Compound 8h has a trifluoromethyl group at position-3 of the phenyl ring and exhibits a high activity against H5N1 virus with 93 and 60% inhibition at concentrations of 0.5 and 0.25 μmol/μL, respectively, among the tested compounds, and it also showed anti-SARS-CoV-2 virus with a half-maximum inhibition rate of 3.669 μM, among the remaining compounds. The mechanism of action of 8f-h, which is expected to be repurposed against COVID-19, was investigated. The results showed that the compounds have virucidal effects at different stages of the three mechanisms of action. Furthermore, compounds 8f-h were found to possess CoV-3CL protease inhibitory activities with IC50 values of 544.6, 868.2, and 240.6 μg/mL, respectively, compared to IC50 = 129.8 μg/mL of the standard drug lopinavir. Interestingly, compounds 8f-h also showed high inhibitory activity against the H5N1 virus as well as the SARS-CoV-2 virus. Moreover, compounds 8f-h fit admirably into the active site of the SARS-CoV-2 main protease (PDB ID: 6LU7) using the molecular docking Moe software 2015.10.
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- Chemistry
Department, Faculty of Science, Cairo University, Cairo 12613, Egypt
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Zargaham MK, Ahmed M, Akhtar N, Ashraf Z, Abdel-Maksoud MA, Aufy M, Nadeem H. Synthesis, In Silico Studies, and Antioxidant and Tyrosinase Inhibitory Potential of 2-(Substituted Phenyl) Thiazolidine-4-Carboxamide Derivatives. Pharmaceuticals (Basel) 2023; 16:835. [PMID: 37375782 DOI: 10.3390/ph16060835] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2023] [Revised: 04/28/2023] [Accepted: 05/25/2023] [Indexed: 06/29/2023] Open
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Heterocyclic nuclei have shown a wide variety of biological activities, highlighting their importance in drug discovery. Derivatives of 2,4-subsituted thiazolidine have a structural similarity with the substrates of tyrosinase enzymes. Hence, they can be used as an inhibitor to compete against tyrosine in the biosynthesis of melanin. This study is focused on design, synthesis, biological activities, and in silico studies of thiazolidine derivatives substituted at positions 2 and 4. The synthesized compounds were evaluated to determine the antioxidant activity and tyrosine inhibitory potential using mushroom tyrosinase. The most potent tyrosinase enzyme inhibitor was compound 3c having IC50 value 16.5 ± 0.37 µM, whereas compound 3d showed maximum antioxidant activity in a DPPH free radical scavenging assay (IC50 = 18.17 µg/mL). Molecular docking studies were conducted using mushroom tyrosinase (PDB ID: 2Y9X) to analyze binding affinities and binding interactions of the protein-ligand complex. Docking results indicated that hydrogen bonds and hydrophobic interactions were mainly involved in the ligand and protein complex. The highest binding affinity was found to be -8.4 Kcal/mol. These results suggest that thiazolidine-4-carboxamide derivatives could serve as lead molecules for development of novel potential tyrosinase inhibitors.
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- Muhammad Kazim Zargaham
- Riphah Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Riphah International University, Islamabad 04405, Pakistan
- Shifa College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Shifa Tameer-e-Millat University, Islamabad 44000, Pakistan
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- Shifa College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Shifa Tameer-e-Millat University, Islamabad 44000, Pakistan
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- Department of Biological Sciences, National University of Medical Sciences, Rawalpindi 43600, Pakistan
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- Department of Chemistry, Allama Iqbal Open University, Islamabad 44310, Pakistan
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- Department of Botany and Microbiology, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Division of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Vienna, A-1090 Vienna, Austria
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- Riphah Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Riphah International University, Islamabad 04405, Pakistan
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Pasquereau S, Galais M, Bellefroid M, Pachón Angona I, Morot-Bizot S, Ismaili L, Van Lint C, Herbein G. Ferulic acid derivatives block coronaviruses HCoV-229E and SARS-CoV-2 replication in vitro. Sci Rep 2022; 12:20309. [PMID: 36434137 PMCID: PMC9700709 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-24682-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2021] [Accepted: 11/18/2022] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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A novel coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, emerged in China at the end of 2019 causing a large global outbreak. As treatments are of the utmost importance, drugs with broad anti-coronavirus activity embody a rich and rapid drug discovery landscape, where candidate drug compounds could be identified and optimized. To this end, we tested ten small-molecules with chemical structures close to ferulic acid derivatives (FADs) (n = 8), caffeic acid derivatives (CAFDs) (n = 1) and carboxamide derivatives (CAMDs) (n = 1) for their ability to reduce HCoV-229E replication, another member of the coronavirus family. Among these ten drugs tested, five of them namely MBA112, MBA33, MBA27-1, OS4-1 and MBA108-1 were highly cytotoxic and did not warrant further testing. In contrast, we observed a moderate cytotoxicity for two of them, MBA152 and 5c. Three drugs, namely MBA140, LIJ2P40, and MBA28 showed lower cytotoxicity. These candidates were then tested for their antiviral propreties against HCoV-229E and SARS-CoV2 replication. We first observed encouraging results in HCoV-229E. We then measured a reduction of the viral SARS-CoV2 replication by 46% with MBA28 (EC50 > 200 µM), by 58% with MBA140 (EC50 = 176 µM), and by 82% with LIJ2P40 (EC50 = 66.5 µM). Overall, the FAD LIJ2P40 showed a reduction of the viral titer on SARS-CoV-2 up to two logs with moderate cytotoxicity which opens the door to further evaluation to fight Covid-19.
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- Sébastien Pasquereau
- grid.7459.f0000 0001 2188 3779Pathogens and Inflammation/EPILAB Laboratory, EA 4266, Université de Franche-Comté, Université Bourgogne Franche-Comté (UBFC), Besançon, France
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- grid.4989.c0000 0001 2348 0746Service of Molecular Virology, Department of Molecular Biology (DBM), Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), 6041 Gosselies, Belgium
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- grid.4989.c0000 0001 2348 0746Service of Molecular Virology, Department of Molecular Biology (DBM), Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), 6041 Gosselies, Belgium
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- grid.493090.70000 0004 4910 6615Neurosciences Intégratives et Cliniques EA 481, Pôle de Chimie Organique et Thérapeutique, Univ. Bourgogne Franche-Comté, UFR Santé, Besançon, France
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- grid.493090.70000 0004 4910 6615Neurosciences Intégratives et Cliniques EA 481, Pôle de Chimie Organique et Thérapeutique, Univ. Bourgogne Franche-Comté, UFR Santé, Besançon, France
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- grid.4989.c0000 0001 2348 0746Service of Molecular Virology, Department of Molecular Biology (DBM), Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), 6041 Gosselies, Belgium
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- grid.7459.f0000 0001 2188 3779Pathogens and Inflammation/EPILAB Laboratory, EA 4266, Université de Franche-Comté, Université Bourgogne Franche-Comté (UBFC), Besançon, France ,grid.411158.80000 0004 0638 9213Department of Virology, CHU Besançon, Besançon, France
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Azzam R, Gad NM, Elgemeie GH. Novel Thiophene Thioglycosides Substituted with the Benzothiazole Moiety: Synthesis, Characterization, Antiviral and Anticancer Evaluations, and NS3/4A and USP7 Enzyme Inhibitions. ACS OMEGA 2022; 7:35656-35667. [PMID: 36249371 PMCID: PMC9557897 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.2c03444] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2022] [Accepted: 09/14/2022] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Novel derivatives of benzothiazole-2-thiophene S-glycoside were synthesized and tested for their antiviral and anticancer potency and NS3/4A and USP7 enzyme inhibitions. The ring system was formed by first synthesizing new derivatives of 5-mercaptothiophene substituted with the benzothiazole moiety, followed by coupling with various halo sugar derivatives. New compounds were tested in vitro for the cytotoxic effect on five types of normal cell lines and for antiviral activity using a plaque reduction assay against CBV4, HSV-1, HCVcc genotype 4 viruses, HAV HM 175, and HAdV7. Notably, three compounds demonstrated substantial IC50, CC50, and SI values against HSV-1 with a viral reduction of 80% or more. Two substances have demonstrated a reduction of more than 50% in CBV4 and HCVcc viruses. The effectiveness of the compounds against HSV-1 and HCVcc was tested for their capability to inhibit NS3/4A protease and USP7 enzyme. Additionally, a panel of 60 human cancer cells was used to investigate the ability of the newly synthesized compounds to inhibit the in vitro tumor growth. The results revealed that two compounds, 6a and 6c, have an inhibitory effect on most cancer types, whereas 6d and 6f inhibited only three and two cell lines, respectively.
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AL-SAMMARRA'E A, AL-NAJDAWİ M, SALEH M, AL-HİARİ Y, AL-BASHİTİ R. Synthesis and Biological Evaluation of Furyl-Carboxamide Derivatives as Potential Anticancer Agents. JOURNAL OF THE TURKISH CHEMICAL SOCIETY, SECTION A: CHEMISTRY 2022. [DOI: 10.18596/jotcsa.1092553] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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Topoisomerase II (Top-II) is an essential therapeutic target in cancer treatment owing to its overexpression in a wide variety of cancerous cells, including colorectal and breast cancer. Significant efforts have been made to discover and develop competitive inhibitors of the Top-II enzyme as potential anticancer agents. Herein, molecular modeling was employed to identify a new series of furyl-2-carboxamide derivatives as potential anticancer agents. Compounds 3, 5, and 7 were synthesized and characterized with the aid of several spectroscopic techniques, such as FT-IR, NMR, and mass spectroscopy, as well as elemental analysis. The anticancer activity properties of compounds 3, 5, and 7 were evaluated in vitro using an MTT assay in a human colorectal HCT-116 cell line with different concentration dilutions. The results indicate that the anthraquinone compound 3 is 1.3-1.6 times more potent against human colon cancer HCT-116 cells than the pyridine and benzophenone compounds 7 and 5, respectively, which reveals the importance of the anthraquinone moiety in exerting the inhibitory activity of the compound. Our findings recommend that further optimization of this series would benefit colon cancer treatment.
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Zamiri M, Cheung PK, Brockman MA, Brumme ZL, Chabot B, Cochrane A, Grierson DS. 2-Trifluoromethylthiazole-5-carboxamides: Analogues of a Stilbene-Based Anti-HIV Agent that Impact HIV mRNA Processing. ACS Med Chem Lett 2021; 12:1818-1823. [PMID: 34795872 DOI: 10.1021/acsmedchemlett.1c00428] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2021] [Accepted: 10/22/2021] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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The observation that stilbene 3 (5350150) blocks HIV replication through its impact on HIV mRNA processing prompted a program to develop non-cytotoxic analogues that maintain its mechanism of action. This initially involved replacement of the central double bond in 3 by an amide function and the quinoline motif by a 2-aminobenzothiazole subunit, as in 12jj (R' = Cl), 12pp (R = NO2), and 12vv (R = CF3). On the basis of the possible CF3 ↔ NO2 bioisostere relationship in 12vv and 12pp, compound 23 was prepared and also found to be active. In the final step, the thiazole compounds 28 (GPS488) (EC50 = 1.66 μM) and 29 (GPS491) (EC50 = 0.47 μM) were prepared and evaluated. Similar activity and cell viability values (therapeutic index (TI = CC50/EC50) values of 50-100) were observed in primary peripheral blood mononuclear cells. Furthermore, they remained active against a panel of HIV mutant strains displaying resistance to individual drugs used in antiretroviral therapy. It was determined that compound 29 suppressed expression of the HIV-1 structural protein Gag and altered HIV-1 RNA accumulation, decreasing the abundance of RNAs encoding the structural proteins while increasing levels of viral RNAs encoding the regulatory proteins, a pattern similar to that seen for compound 3.
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- Maryam Zamiri
- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z3, Canada
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- BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS, 608−1081 Burrard Street, Vancouver, BC V6Z 1Y6, Canada
- Faculty of Health Sciences, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC V5A 1S6, Canada
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- BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS, 608−1081 Burrard Street, Vancouver, BC V6Z 1Y6, Canada
- Faculty of Health Sciences, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC V5A 1S6, Canada
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- BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS, 608−1081 Burrard Street, Vancouver, BC V6Z 1Y6, Canada
- Faculty of Health Sciences, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC V5A 1S6, Canada
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- Department of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC J1E 4K8, Canada
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- Department of Molecular Genetics, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5S 1A8, Canada
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- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z3, Canada
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Kumar M, Raziullah, Khan AA, Ahmad A, Dutta HS, Kant R, Koley D. Cu(II)-Mediated Cross-Dehydrogenative Coupling of Indolines with Sulfonamides, Carboxamides, and Amines. J Org Chem 2019; 84:13624-13635. [PMID: 31566988 DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.9b01893] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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A facile and efficient Cu-mediated protocol for the cross-dehydrogenative coupling of indoline with sulfonamides, carboxamides, and anilines is reported. The reaction takes place through Cu-mediated C7-H activation via a 6-membered metallacycle to afford the amide and amine derivatives in good yields with a wide range of functional group tolerance. The importance of the protocol has been demonstrated by synthesizing the antiproliferative agent, ER-67836.
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- Mohit Kumar
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research , New Delhi 110001 , India
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- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research , New Delhi 110001 , India
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- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research , New Delhi 110001 , India
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Ghosh S, Malik YS, Kobayashi N. Therapeutics and Immunoprophylaxis Against Noroviruses and Rotaviruses: The Past, Present, and Future. Curr Drug Metab 2018; 19:170-191. [PMID: 28901254 PMCID: PMC5971199 DOI: 10.2174/1389200218666170912161449] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2016] [Revised: 09/25/2016] [Accepted: 03/19/2017] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Background: Noroviruses and rotaviruses are important viral etiologies of severe gastroenteritis. Noroviruses are the primary cause of nonbacterial diarrheal outbreaks in humans, whilst rotaviruses are a major cause of childhood diarrhea. Although both enteric pathogens substantially impact human health and economies, there are no approved drugs against noroviruses and rotaviruses so far. On the other hand, whilst the currently licensed rotavirus vaccines have been successfully implemented in over 100 countries, the most advanced norovirus vaccine has recently completed phase-I and II trials. Methods: We performed a structured search of bibliographic databases for peer-reviewed research litera-ture on advances in the fields of norovirus and rotavirus therapeutics and immunoprophylaxis. Results: Technological advances coupled with a proper understanding of viral morphology and replication over the past decade has facilitated pioneering research on therapeutics and immunoprophylaxis against noroviruses and rotaviruses, with promising outcomes in human clinical trials of some of the drugs and vaccines. This review focuses on the various developments in the fields of norovirus and rotavirus thera-peutics and immunoprophylaxis, such as potential antiviral drug molecules, passive immunotherapies (oral human immunoglobulins, egg yolk and bovine colostral antibodies, llama-derived nanobodies, and anti-bodies expressed in probiotics, plants, rice grains and insect larvae), immune system modulators, probiot-ics, phytochemicals and other biological substances such as bovine milk proteins, therapeutic nanoparti-cles, hydrogels and viscogens, conventional viral vaccines (live and inactivated whole virus vaccines), and genetically engineered viral vaccines (reassortant viral particles, virus-like particles (VLPs) and other sub-unit recombinant vaccines including multi-valent viral vaccines, edible plant vaccines, and encapsulated viral particles). Conclusions: This review provides important insights into the various approaches to therapeutics and im-munoprophylaxis against noroviruses and rotaviruses..
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- Souvik Ghosh
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine, St. Kitts and Nevis, West Indies.,Department of Hygiene, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan
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- Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar 243 122, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Department of Hygiene, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan
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Antiviral effect of theaflavins against caliciviruses. J Antibiot (Tokyo) 2016; 70:443-447. [PMID: 27756911 DOI: 10.1038/ja.2016.128] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2016] [Revised: 09/07/2016] [Accepted: 09/23/2016] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Caliciviruses are contagious pathogens of humans and various animals. They are the most common cause of viral gastroenteritis in humans, and can cause lethal diseases in domestic animals such as cats, rabbits and immunocompromised mice. In this study, we conducted cytopathic effect-based screening of 2080 selected compounds from our in-house library to find antiviral compounds against three culturable caliciviruses: feline calicivirus, murine norovirus (MNV) and porcine sapovirus (PoSaV). We identified active six compounds, of which two compounds, both related to theaflavins, showed broad antiviral activities against all three caliciviruses; three compounds (abamectin, a mixture of avermectin B1a and B1b; avermectin B1a; and (-)-epigallocatechin gallate hydrate) were effective against PoSaV only; and a heterocyclic carboxamide derivative (BFTC) specifically inhibited MNV infectivity in cell cultures. Further studies of the antiviral mechanism and structure-activity relationship of theaflavins suggested the following: (1) theaflavins worked before the viral entry step; (2) the effect of theaflavins was time- and concentration-dependent; and (3) the hydroxyl groups of the benzocycloheptenone ring were probably important for the anti-calicivirus activity of theaflavins. Theaflavins could be used for the calicivirus research, and as potential disinfectants and antiviral reagents to prevent and control calicivirus infections in animals and humans.
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