PMID: 21911293

Authors:

Kristafor S, Novakovic I, Gazivoda Kraljevic T, Kraljevic Pavelic S, Lucin P, Westermaier Y, Pernot L, Scapozza L, Ametamey SM, Raic-Malic S

Title:

A new N-methyl thymine derivative comprising a dihydroxyisobutenyl unit as ligand for thymidine kinase of herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1 TK).

Journal:

Bioorg Med Chem Lett. 2011 Oct 15;21(20):6161-5. doi: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2011.07.115., Epub 2011 Aug 6.

Abstract:

Molecular modeling and phosphorylation assay in vitro were employed to select a novel unsaturated 1,3-dihydroxyisobutenyl thymine derivative 6 as ligand for HSV-1 TK which may be of interest as lead for the development of an positron emission tomography (PET) imaging agent. Compound 6 was successfully prepared using modified approaches. A significant improvement over the syntheses involving pathways A and B (1% and 3% overall yield, respectively), was observed using synthetic route C (14% overall yield).