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SUBMITTER: Quintiliani M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7127735 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Quintiliani Maurizio M Persoons Leentje L Solaroli Nicola N Karlsson Anna A Andrei Graciela G Snoeck Robert R Balzarini Jan J McGuigan Christopher C
Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry 20110527 14
We report the synthesis of a series of novel 2'-deoxy-2',2'-difluoro-5-halouridines and their corresponding phosphoramidate ProTides. All compounds were evaluated for antiviral activity and for cellular toxicity. Interestingly, 2'-deoxy-2',2'-difluoro-5-iodo- and -5-bromo-uridines showed selective activity against feline herpes virus replication in cell culture due to a specific recognition (activation) by the virus-encoded thymidine kinase. ...[more]