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Crucial role of selenium in the virucidal activity of benzisoselenazol- 3(2h)-ones and related diselenides
Pietka-Ottlik, Magdalena,Potaczek, Piotr,Piasecki, Egbert,Mlochowski, Jacek
, p. 8214 - 8228 (2011/03/19)
Various N-substituted benzisoselenazol-3(2H)-ones and their non-seleniumcontaining analogues have been synthesized and tested against selected viruses (HHV-1, EMCV and VSV) to determine the extent to which selenium plays a role in antiviral activity. The data presented here show that the presence of selenium is crucial for the antiviral properties of benzisoselenazol-3(2H)-ones since their isostructural analogues having different groups but lacking selenium either did not show any antiviral activity or their activity was substantially lower. The open-chain analogues of benzisoselenazol- 3(2H)-ones-diselenides also exhibited high antiviral activity while selenides and disulfides were completely inactive towards model viruses.