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ArticlePharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland)2022

Design and Synthesis of Novel Bis-Imidazolyl Phenyl Butadiyne Derivatives as HCV NS5A Inhibitors.

Jehad Hamdy, Nouran Emadeldin, Mostafa M Hamed, Efseveia Frakolaki, Sotirios Katsamakas, Niki Vassilaki, Grigoris Zoidis, Anna K H Hirsch, Mohammad Abdel-Halim, Ashraf H Abadi

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Article in Pharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland), 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2 citing papers in PubMed, 2 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 4 institutions in 3 countries.

Jehad HamdyDepartment of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy and Biotechnology, German University in Cairo, Cairo 11835, Egypt.
Nouran EmadeldinDepartment of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy and Biotechnology, German University in Cairo, Cairo 11835, Egypt.
Mostafa M HamedDrug Design and Optimization, Helmholtz Institute for Pharmaceutical Research Saarland (HIPS)-Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research (HZI), Campus E8.1, 66123 Saarbrücken, Germany.
Efseveia FrakolakiMolecular Virology Laboratory, Department of Microbiology, Hellenic Pasteur Institute, Vas. Sofias Avenue, 11521 Athens, Greece.
Sotirios KatsamakasDivision of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Department of Pharmacy, School of Health Sciences, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Panepistimiopolis-Zografou, 15771 Athens, Greece.ORCID 0000-0001-8715-0359
Niki VassilakiMolecular Virology Laboratory, Department of Microbiology, Hellenic Pasteur Institute, Vas. Sofias Avenue, 11521 Athens, Greece.ORCID 0000-0001-7992-3438
Grigoris ZoidisDivision of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Department of Pharmacy, School of Health Sciences, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Panepistimiopolis-Zografou, 15771 Athens, Greece.ORCID 0000-0002-9442-5186
Anna K H HirschDrug Design and Optimization, Helmholtz Institute for Pharmaceutical Research Saarland (HIPS)-Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research (HZI), Campus E8.1, 66123 Saarbrücken, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-8734-4663
Mohammad Abdel-HalimDepartment of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy and Biotechnology, German University in Cairo, Cairo 11835, Egypt.ORCID 0000-0003-1326-4219
Ashraf H AbadiDepartment of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy and Biotechnology, German University in Cairo, Cairo 11835, Egypt.ORCID 0000-0002-7433-261X
German University in Cairo · EGHelmholtz Centre for Infection Research · DENational and Kapodistrian University of Athens · GRPasteur Hellenic Institute · GR

Funding

Science and Technology Development Fund 22848
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In today’s global plan to completely eradicate hepatitis C virus (HCV), the essential list of medications used for HCV treatment are direct-acting antivirals (DAAs), as interferon-sparing regimens have become the standard-of-care (SOC) treatment. HCV nonstructural protein 5A (NS5A) inhibitors are a very common component of these regimens. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved NS5A inhibitors, although very potent, do not have the same potency against all eight genotypes of HCV. Therefore, this study aims to synthesize NS5A inhibitor analogues with high potency pan-genotypic activity and high metabolic stability. Starting from an NS5A inhibitor scaffold previously identified by our research group, we made several modifications. Two series of compounds were created to test the effect of changing the length and spatial conformation (para-para vs. meta-meta-positioned bis-imidazole-proline-carbamate), replacing amide groups in the linker with imidazole groups, as well as different end-cap compositions and sizes. The frontrunner inhibits genotype 1b (Con1) replicon, with an EC50 value in the picomolar range, and showed high genotypic coverage with nanomolar range EC50 values against four more genotypes. This together with its high metabolic stability (t½ > 120 min) makes it a potential preclinical candidate.

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diphenyldiyne coredirect-acting antiviralsGt1b molecular dockingHCV antiviralsNS5A inhibitorspan-genotypic activity

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PMID35631457
PMCPMC9146377
OpenAlexW4281253143

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