New Inosine and Guanosine Analogs as Inhibitors of Parasitic Infections.

Abstract

A number of heterocycles and nucleosides in the pyraxolo(3,4-d)pryrimidine, pyrazolo (3,4-f)-as-triazine, s-triazolo(4,3-c)pyridine, s-triazolo(1,5-a)-striazine, imidaxo(4,5-c)pyridine and purine ring system have prepared as potential antiparasitic agents. The compounds thus synthesized were tested for their antiparasitic activities. The ED50 value for 1-beta-D-ribofuranosylpyrazolo(3,4-d)pyrimidine-4(5H)-thione is similare to that for allopurinol ribonucleoside against Leishmania amastigotes. 3-Bromo-allopurinol ribonucleoside (BK 15661) is more active than allopurinol ribnucleoside against L. tropica in vitro. 7-Deazainosine has a low ED50 dose (0.2 micrometers), but only 80% of the organism (L. tropica) were eliminated at 4 micrometers. 2-Methylinosine (BK-48428) has shown significant antitryanosomal activity (ED50 of 0.21 micrometers) 3-Deazaguanosine (BK-17405) is more active than allopurinol or allopurinol ribonucleoside aganist L. tropica in vitro (kED50 of 3.6 micrometers), and has shown significant activity against L. donovani in animals (76% suppression). Thioformycin B is also very potent agianst L donovani in vivo (87% suppression). Selenoformycin B is more active than thioformycin B, but less active thant formycin B and agianst L tropic promastigotes in vitro with an ED50 of 0.2 micrometers.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 30, 1985
Accession Number
ADA164470

Entities

People

  • Ganapathi R. Revankar
  • Roland K. Robins

Organizations

  • Brigham Young University

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Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Anti-Infective Agents
  • Cells
  • Chemical Synthesis
  • Chemistry
  • Chemotherapy
  • Infection
  • Medical Personnel
  • Nucleosides
  • Nucleotides
  • Organic Chemistry
  • Sodium Compounds

Fields of Study

  • Chemistry

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  • Parasitology and Pharmacology of Malaria.