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Structure-based discovery of pyrazolobenzothiazine derivatives as inhibitors of hepatitis C virus replication
Barreca, Maria Letizia,Manfroni, Giuseppe,Leyssen, Pieter,Winquist, Johan,Kaushik-Basu, Neerja,Paeshuyse, Jan,Krishnan, Ramalingam,Iraci, Nunzio,Sabatini, Stefano,Tabarrini, Oriana,Basu, Amartya,Danielson, U. Helena,Neyts, Johan,Cecchetti, Violetta
, p. 2270 - 2282 (2013/05/21)
The NS5B RNA-dependent RNA polymerase is an attractive target for the development of novel and selective inhibitors of hepatitis C virus replication. To identify novel structural hits as anti-HCV agents, we performed structure-based virtual screening of our in-house library followed by rational drug design, organic synthesis, and biological testing. These studies led to the identification of pyrazolobenzothiazine scaffold as a suitable template for obtaining novel anti-HCV agents targeting the NS5B polymerase. The best compound of this series was the meta-fluoro-N-1-phenyl pyrazolobenzothiazine derivative 4a, which exhibited an EC50 = 3.6 μM, EC90 = 25.6 μM, and CC50 > 180 μM in the Huh 9-13 replicon system, thus providing a good starting point for further hit evolution.