57696-13-6Relevant articles and documents
Discovery of α,γ-Diketo Acids as Potent Selective and Reversible Inhibitors of Hepatitis C Virus NS5b RNA-Dependent RNA Polymerase
Summa, Vincenzo,Petrocchi, Alessia,Pace, Paola,Matassa, Victor G.,De Francesco, Raffaele,Altamura, Sergio,Tomei, Licia,Koch, Uwe,Neuner, Philippe
, p. 14 - 17 (2007/10/03)
α,γ-Diketo acids (DKA) were discovered from screening as selective and reversible inhibitors of hepatitis C virus NS5b RNA-dependent RNA polymerase. The diketo acid moiety proved essential for activity, while substitution on the γ position was necessary for selectivity and potency. Optimization led to the identification of a DKA inhibitor of NS5b polymerase with IC50 = 45 nM, one of the most potent HCV NS5b polymerase inhibitors reported.
