Synthetic studies on the relationship between anti-HIV activities and micelle forming abilities of various alkylated glycyrrhetinate diglycoside sodium sulfates and related compounds

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/0223-5234(96)89163-X

Sodium sulfates 11-14, 29-32, 35 and 37 of various alkyl glycyrrhizin and related compounds were synthesized. In vitro anti-HIV activities of the sulfates were compared to the activities of glycyrrhizin 1 in the inhibition of replications of HTLV-III and GUN-4. The activities of the sulfates were increased 11.1, 15.2, 9.1 and 5.0 times for 11-14, 100.0, 125.5, 83.3 and 11.6 times for 29-32, and 11.6 and 50.0 times for 35 and 37. From the relationship between CMC values and anti-HIV activities of the sulfates, it appeared that the sulfates exhibiting more potent antiviral activities had higher micelle forming abilities. Sodium sulfates having a triterpenoid or steroid ring in-the molecule showed more potent activities than those of thioglycosides which had no such ring. From the investigation of syncytium formation, we suggest that the active sulfates inhibited HIV-1 infection early in the replication cycle of the virus.