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American Chemical Society, Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 24(56), p. 10118-10131, 2013

DOI: 10.1021/jm401560v

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Structural Investigation of Cycloheptathiophene-3-carboxamide Derivatives Targeting Influenza Virus Polymerase Assembly

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Abstract

The limited number of drug classes licensed for treatment of influenza virus (Flu), together with the continuous emergence of viral variants and drug resistant mutants, highlight the urgent need to find antivirals with novel mechanisms of action. In this context, the viral RNA-dependent RNA polymerase (RdRP) subunits assembly has emerged as an attractive target. Starting from a cycloheptathiophene-3-carboxamide derivative recently identified by us for its ability to disrupt the interaction between the PA and PB1 subunits of RdRP, we have designed and synthesized a series of analogues. Their biological evaluation led to the identification of more potent protein-protein interaction inhibitors, endowed with antiviral activity that also encompassed a number of clinical isolates of FluA, including an oseltamivir-resistant strain, and FluB, without showing appreciable toxicity. From this study, the cycloheptathiophene-3-carboxamide scaffold emerged as particularly suitable to impart anti-Flu activity.