A series of novel amino-substituted N-aryl benzamide analogs were synthesized and evaluated for their ability to inhibit hepatitis C virus(HCV)replication in acutely infected Huh7.5 cells.Most of the substituted N-ary...A series of novel amino-substituted N-aryl benzamide analogs were synthesized and evaluated for their ability to inhibit hepatitis C virus(HCV)replication in acutely infected Huh7.5 cells.Most of the substituted N-aryl benzamide compounds showed convincing anti-HCV activities.Compounds 1f,1g and 4c exhibited potent anti-replicative activity at low micromolar levels(IC_(50)=1.0–2.0μM)with selective indices(SI)greater than 40.Mechanistic analysis indicated that the active compounds increased intracellular hA3G protein levels and inhibited HCV replication in a dose-dependent manner.The results demonstrate that this series of substituted Naryl benzamide compounds warrant further investigation as inhibitors of HCV replication.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grants 30873138,81202414).
文摘A series of novel amino-substituted N-aryl benzamide analogs were synthesized and evaluated for their ability to inhibit hepatitis C virus(HCV)replication in acutely infected Huh7.5 cells.Most of the substituted N-aryl benzamide compounds showed convincing anti-HCV activities.Compounds 1f,1g and 4c exhibited potent anti-replicative activity at low micromolar levels(IC_(50)=1.0–2.0μM)with selective indices(SI)greater than 40.Mechanistic analysis indicated that the active compounds increased intracellular hA3G protein levels and inhibited HCV replication in a dose-dependent manner.The results demonstrate that this series of substituted Naryl benzamide compounds warrant further investigation as inhibitors of HCV replication.