Chem. J. Chinese Universities ›› 2020, Vol. 41 ›› Issue (10): 2279.doi: 10.7503/cjcu20200529

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Design, Synthesis and Anti-influenza Activities of Novel Neuraminidase Inhibitors

YOU Yipeng, NIE Lin, LIU Jinbiao, FENG Yahui, LU Gui()   

  1. School of Pharmaceutical Sciences,Sun Yat?sen University,Guangzhou 510006,China
  • Received:2020-08-03 Online:2020-10-10 Published:2020-10-08
  • Contact: LU Gui E-mail:lugui@mail.sysu.edu.cn
  • Supported by:
    Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(81972824);the Guangdong Basic and Applied Basic Research Foundation, China(2020A1515011513)

Abstract:

Based on the X-ray crystal structure of neuraminidase(NA), we chosed zanamivir, oseltamivir and peramivir as lead compounds, introduced phosphate ester groups to the corresponding amino group, and obtained ten new phosphamide derivatives, including C4 phosphorylated compounds of zanamivir and peramivir precursor, C5 phosphorylated compounds of oseltamivir. Their structures were confirmed by means of nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy(NMR) and high resolution mass spectrometry(HRMS). Molecular dynamics simulations were used to evaluate the interaction of new compounds with NA. Moreover, their abilities to inhibit neuraminidase and influenza viruses were tested. The preliminary results revealed that most new compounds possessed antiviral activities both in enzyme and cell levels. In particular, compound I-8 showed comparable inhibitory activities to oseltamivir with the half maximal inhibitory concentration(IC50) value of 0.397 nmol/L on NA-sensitive enzyme(NAs), while compound I-6 showed comparable inhibitory activities to oseltamivir with the IC50 value of 0.121 μmol/L on influenza A H3N2, which might be the candidate compounds for further development. Our work might provide some insight into the rational design of anti-flu agents and the discovery of new effective drugs.

Key words: Phosphorylation, Neuraminidase inhibitor, Anti-influenza

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