Antiherpetic activity and mechanism of action of 9-(4-hydroxybutyl)guanine

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9-(4-Hydroxybutyl)guanine was synthesized and tested for antiherpes activity. In cell cultures, different strains of herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) and type 2 (HSV-2) were inhibited by 50% at 2–14 μM of 9-(4-hydroxybutyl)guanine, while a HSV-1 mutant lacking thymidine kinase (HSV-1 TK-) was resistant. Linear competitive inhibition of purified HSV-1-induced thymidine kinase (TK) with thymidine as a variable substrate was observed for 9-(4-hydroxybutyl)guanine with an apparent Ki value of 2.06 μM while the corresponding Ki value for the cellular TK was > 250 μM. By using high performance liquid chromatography, the formation of 9-(4-hydroxybutyl)guanine monophosphate by HSV-1 TK was measured and the rate of product formation was found to be about 10% of that found by using thymidine as a substrate. A selective inhibition of HSV-1 DNA synthesis by 9-(4-hydroxybutyl)guanine was observed in infected Vero cells. 9-(4-Hydroxybutyl)guanine had a low cellular toxicity. A weak therapeutic effect on herpes keratitis in rabbits was observed whereas cutaneous HSV-1 infection in guinea pigs and systemic HSV-2 infection in mice were not affected by this compound.

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