Journal
BIOORGANIC & MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY
Volume 17, Issue 10, Pages 3720-3727Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.bmc.2009.03.051
Keywords
Chromenes; Chromans; Rhinovirus; Antiviral activity; Mechanism of action
Funding
- 'Istituto Pasteur-Fondazione Cenci Bolognetti'
- Universita degli Studi di Roma 'La Sapienza'
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A series of 3-benzyl chromenes and chromans were synthesized and tested in vitro against human rhinovirus (HRV) 1B and 14, two representative serotypes for rhinovirus group B and A, respectively. All the new compounds, with the exception of 3-benzyl-2H-chromene (3a), showed a potent activity against HRV serotype 1B within micro or submicromolar range (IC(50)s from 0.11 to 6.62 mu M). The low cytotoxicity of all the derivatives resulted in compounds with high therapeutic index (TI). On the contrary, HRV 14 infection was only weakly inhibited by the majority of these compounds. The 3-benzylidenechromans 2b and 2c showed the highest anti-HRV 1B activity (IC50 0.12 and 0.11 mu M, respectively) coupled with remarkable TI (625.00 and 340.91, respectively). Mechanism of action studies on (Z)-3-(4-chlorobenzylidene) chroman (2b) suggest that the new compounds behave as capsid binders and interfere with very early stages of HRV 1B replication, similarly to related flavanoids. (C) 2009 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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