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  2. Phenolic diterpenoid derivatives as anti-influenza a virus agents

Phenolic diterpenoid derivatives as anti-influenza a virus agents

  • ACS Med Chem Lett. 2015 Jan 29;6(3):355-8. doi: 10.1021/ml500533x.
Zhao Dang 1 Katherine Jung 1 Lei Zhu 1 Hua Xie 2 Kuo-Hsiung Lee 3 Chin-Ho Chen 1 Li Huang 1
Affiliations

Affiliations

  • 1 Surgical Science, Department of Surgery, Duke University Medical Center , Durham, North Carolina 27710, United States.
  • 2 School of Dentistry, Meharry Medical College , Nashville, Tennessee 37208, United States.
  • 3 Natural Products Research Laboratories, Eshelman School of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina , Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, United States ; Chinese Medicine Research and Development Center, China Medical University and Hospital , Taichung, Taiwan.
Abstract

A series of diterpenoid derivatives based on podocarpic acid were synthesized and evaluated as anti-influenza A virus agents. Several of the novel podocarpic acid derivatives exhibited nanomolar activities against an H1N1 influenza A virus (A/Puerto Rico/8/34) that was resistant to two anti-influenza drugs, oseltamivir and amantadine. This class of compounds inhibits the Influenza Virus by targeting the viral hemagglutinin-mediated membrane fusion. These results indicated that podocarpic acid derivatives may serve as potential drug candidates to fight drug-resistant influenza A virus infections.

Keywords

Influenza A; hemagglutinin; influenza inhibitor; podocarpic acid; totarol.

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