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Benzimidazole Derivatives as Novel Zika Virus Inhibitors
Anh, Le Duc,De, Tran Quang,Duc Thanh, Danh La,Dupont-Rouzeyrol, Myrielle,Grailhe, Regis,Hue, Bui Thi Buu,Jo, Eunji,Nguyen, Phuong Hong,Son, Nguyen Hoang,Thoa, Than Thi,Van Hieu, Mai,Van Tuan, Nguyen,Windisch, Marc P.
supporting information, p. 1453 - 1463 (2020/05/25)
We have synthesized 50 benzimidazole (BMZ) derivatives with 1,2-phenylenediamines and aromatic aldehydes under mild oxidation conditions by using inexpensive, nontoxic inorganic salt sodium metabisulfite in a one-pot condensation reaction and screened their ability to interfere with Zika virus (ZIKV) infection utilizing a cell-based phenotypic assay. Seven BMZs inhibited an African ZIKV strain with a selectivity index (SI=CC50/EC50) of 9–37. Structure-activity relationship analysis demonstrated that substitution at the C-2, N-1, and C-5 positions of the BMZ ring were important for anti-ZIKV activity. The hybrid structure of BMZ and naphthalene rings was a structural feature responsible for the high anti-ZIKV activity. Importantly, BMZs inhibited ZIKV in human neural stem cells, a physiologically relevant system considering the severe congenital anomalies, like microcephaly, caused by ZIKV infection. Compound 39 displayed the highest antiviral efficacy against the African ZIKV strain in Huh-7 (SI>37) and neural stem cells (SI=12). Compound 35 possessed the highest activity in Vero cells (SI=115). Together, our data indicate that BMZs derivatives have to be considered for the development of ZIKV therapeutic interventions.
