Abstract
Several new phorbol derivatives having ethereal substituents at the 12-position were synthesized and subjected to biological evaluation to find new candidates of an anti-HIV agent. Among them, 12-O-(methoxymethyl)phorbol 13-decanoate showed potent inhibitory activity against infection of HIV-1 in MT-4 cells (EC50: 1.3 ng/mL) and relatively low cytotoxicity (CC 50: 8.3 μg/mL). This compound was also found to have sufficient stability in mouse plasma compared with the corresponding 12-acetate derivative, which was an equipotent HIV-1 inhibitor, but with an activity that decreased considerably after plasma treatment.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 4383-4388 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry |
Volume | 13 |
Issue number | 14 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2005/07/15 |
Keywords
- Anti-HIV agents
- Ethereal side chain
- Phorbol
- Safety index
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Biochemistry
- Molecular Medicine
- Molecular Biology
- Pharmaceutical Science
- Drug Discovery
- Clinical Biochemistry
- Organic Chemistry