Artem V. Semenov , Sergey V. Baykov , Natalia S. Soldatova , Kirill K. Geyl , Anton A. Shetnev , Vadim P. Boyarskiy , Mekhman S. Yusubov , Nikolai I. Bormotov , Olga A. Serova , Larisa N. Shishkina , Alena S. Ovchinnikova , Dmitrii A. Odnoshevsky , Oleg V. Pyankov , Sophia S. Borisevich , Yakov V. Gorohov , Vladimir N. Nikitin , Dmitry N. Shcherbakov , Olga I. Yarovaya , Nariman F. Salakhutdinov , Pavel S. Postnikov
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Expanding the antiviral arsenal: N-arylated 1,2,4-oxadiazol-5(4H)-ones show high activity against orthopoxviruses
The study presents the discovery of a novel class of N-arylated 1,2,4-oxadiazol-5(4H)-ones as potent inhibitors of orthopoxviruses, including the variola virus (VARV). Through systematic structural modifications, two lead compounds, 4 (4-CF3/4-NO2) and 10 (4-I/4-NO2), demonstrated in submicromolar concentration antiviral activity against Vaccinia virus (VACV), cowpox virus (CPXV), ectromelia virus (ECTV), and VARV, with selectivity indices (SI) up to 13738. Studies of mechanisms of action, including time-of-addition experiments and molecular modeling, have shown that these compounds can target the conserved protein p37, which plays a key role in the envelope of the virus. Furthermore, bioinformatic analysis revealed potential interactions with late-stage replication proteins encoded by the A39R and C8L genes. The synthesized derivatives showed activity higher than that of Cidofovir, although they were less effective than that of Tecovirimate. This work highlights the potential of oxadiazolone-based scaffolds as broad-spectrum antipoxviral agents that meet the unmet need for therapy against emerging and re-emerging orthopoxviral threats.
期刊介绍:
The European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry is a global journal that publishes studies on all aspects of medicinal chemistry. It provides a medium for publication of original papers and also welcomes critical review papers.
A typical paper would report on the organic synthesis, characterization and pharmacological evaluation of compounds. Other topics of interest are drug design, QSAR, molecular modeling, drug-receptor interactions, molecular aspects of drug metabolism, prodrug synthesis and drug targeting. The journal expects manuscripts to present the rational for a study, provide insight into the design of compounds or understanding of mechanism, or clarify the targets.