The Synthesis and Study of New Ribavirin Derivatives and Related Nucleoside Azole Carboxamides as Agents Active against RNA Viruses.

Abstract

In an effort to improve the antiviral potency of ribavirin, several selected derivatives of ribavirin have been prepared. A number of heterocycles and nucleosides in the 1,2,3-triazole, 1,2,4-triazole, imidazole, pyrazole and purine ring system have also been prepared to study the structure-activity relationship. New and improved synthetic methods, and isolation techniques have been developed during the course of this synthetic study. Most of the compounds synthesized were tested at the U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases, Fort Detrick, against RVFV, VEE, PICH, YF and SF viruses in vitro as well as in vivo. Of the compounds tested, in parallel with ribavirin, ribavirin 3',5'-cyclic phosphate exhibited superior in vivo activity against VEE.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1981
Accession Number
ADA140106

Entities

People

  • G. R. Revankar
  • R. K. Robins

Organizations

  • Brigham Young University

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Antiviral Agents
  • Biomedical Research
  • Chemical Synthesis
  • Chemistry
  • Infectious Diseases
  • Interferon
  • Medical Personnel
  • Nitrogen Compounds
  • Nucleosides
  • Nucleotides
  • Organic Chemistry
  • Pyrazoles
  • Rna Viruses
  • Sodium Compounds
  • Virus Diseases
  • Viruses

Fields of Study

  • Chemistry

Readers

  • Organic Chemistry
  • Parasitology and Pharmacology of Malaria.
  • Virology (or Medical Virology).