Discovery of 8-hydroxyadenines as a novel type of interferon inducer

…, T Ogino, S Ichii, A Kurimoto, H Kawakami

Index: Hirota, Kosaku; Kazaoka, Kazunori; Niimoto, Itaru; Kumihara, Hiroshi; Sajiki, Hironao; Isobe, Yoshiaki; Takaku, Haruo; Tobe, Masanori; Ogita, Haruhisa; Ogino, Tetsuhiro; Ichii, Shinji; Kurimoto, Ayumu; Kawakami, Hajime Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 2002 , vol. 45, # 25 p. 5419 - 5422

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Abstract

9-Benzyl-8-hydroxyadenine (6) was found to possess interferon-inducing activity in vitro as a lead compound. Although replacement of the 9-benzyl group of 6 did not improve the activity, the introduction of a substituent such as alkyl, alkylthio, alkylamino, and alkoxy groups into the 2-position of the adenine ring resulted in a remarkable increase in the activity. The 2-alkylthio (30-32), 2-butylamino (41), and 2-butoxy (47) analogues indicated ...