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Synthesis, metabolic stability and antiviral evaluation of various alkoxyalkyl esters of cidofovir and 9-(S)-[3-hydroxy-2-(phosphonomethoxy)propyl]adenine.

Abstract
Alkoxyalkyl esters of cidofovir (CDV) are orally active agents which inhibit the replication of a variety of double stranded DNA (dsDNA) viruses including variola, vaccinia, ectromelia, herpes simplex virus, cytomegalovirus, adenovirus and others. One of these compounds, hexadecyloxypropyl-CDV (HDP-CDV, CMX001) is in clinical development for prevention and treatment of poxvirus infection, vaccination complications, and for infections caused by cytomegalovirus, adenovirus, herpesviruses and other dsDNA viruses. This class of lipid analogs is potentially prone to undergo omega oxidation of the alkyl moiety which can lead to a short chain carboxylic acid lacking antiviral activity. To address this issue, we synthesized a series of alkoxyalkyl or alkyl glycerol esters of CDV and (S)-HPMPA having modifications in the structure of the alkyl residue. Antiviral activity was assessed in cells infected with vaccinia, cowpox or ectromelia viruses. Metabolic stability was determined in S9 membrane fractions from rat, guinea pig, monkey and human liver. All compounds had substantial antiviral activity in cells infected with vaccinia, cowpox or ectromelia. Metabolic stability was lowest in monkey liver S9 incubations where rapid disappearance of HDP-CDV and HDP-(S)-HPMPA was noted. Metabolic stability in monkey preparations increased substantially when a ω-1 methyl group (15-methyl-HDP-CDV) or a terminal cyclopropyl residue (14-cyclopropyl-tetradecyloxypropyl-CDV) was present in the alkyl chain. The most stable compound was 1-O-octadecyl-2-O-benzyl-sn-glycero-3-CDV (ODBG-CDV) which was not metabolized extensively by monkey liver S9. In rat, guinea pig or human liver S9 incubations, most of the modified antiviral compounds were considerably more stable.
AuthorsJacqueline Ruiz, James R Beadle, R Mark Buller, Jill Schreiwer, Mark N Prichard, Kathy A Keith, Kenneth C Lewis, Karl Y Hostetler
JournalBioorganic & medicinal chemistry (Bioorg Med Chem) Vol. 19 Issue 9 Pg. 2950-8 (May 01 2011) ISSN: 1464-3391 [Electronic] England
PMID21493074 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural)
CopyrightPublished by Elsevier Ltd.
Chemical References
  • Antiviral Agents
  • Esters
  • Organophosphonates
  • Cytosine
  • 9-(S)-(3-hydroxy-2-(phosphonomethoxy)propyl)adenine
  • Adenine
  • Cidofovir
Topics
  • Adenine (analogs & derivatives, chemical synthesis, chemistry, pharmacology)
  • Animals
  • Antiviral Agents (chemical synthesis, chemistry, pharmacology)
  • Cidofovir
  • Cowpox virus (drug effects)
  • Cytosine (analogs & derivatives, chemical synthesis, chemistry, pharmacology)
  • Ectromelia virus (drug effects)
  • Esters
  • Guinea Pigs
  • Haplorhini
  • Humans
  • Liver (metabolism)
  • Organophosphonates (chemical synthesis, chemistry, pharmacology)
  • Rats
  • Vaccinia virus (drug effects)

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