Discovery of Broad-Spectrum Herpes Antiviral Oxazolidinone Amide Derivatives and Their Structure-Activity Relationships.

ABSTRACT: Herpesvirus infections are ubiquitous, with over 95% of the adult population infected by at least one strain. While most of these infections resolve without treatment in healthy individuals, they can cause significant morbidity and mortality in immunocompromised, stem cell, or organ transplant patients. Current nucleoside standards of care provide meaningful benefit but are limited due to poor tolerability, resistance, and generally narrow spectrum of activity. Herpesviruses share a conserved DNA polymerase, the inhibition of which is validated as an effective strategy to disrupt viral replication. By utilizing a non-nucleoside inhibitor of the viral DNA polymerase, we sought to develop agents covering multiple herpesviruses (e.g., CMV, VZV, HSV1/2, EBV, and HHV6). Herein is described the

SUBMITTER: Plotkin MA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11318010 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature