Ludovici DW, Kukla MJ, Grous PG, Krishnan S, Andries K, de Béthune MP, Azijn H, Pauwels R, De Clercq E, Arnold E, Janssen PA. Evolution of anti-HIV drug candidates. Part 1: From alpha-anilinophenylacetamide (alpha-APA) to imidoyl thiourea (ITU).
Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2001;
11:2225-8. [PMID:
11527703 DOI:
10.1016/s0960-894x(01)00410-3]
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Abstract
Stemming from work on a previous clinical candidate, loviride, and other alpha-APA derivatives, a new series of potent non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NNRTIs) has been synthesized. The ITU analogues, which contain a unique diarylated imidoyl thiourea, are very active in inhibiting both wild-type and clinically important mutant strains of HIV-1.
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