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MEDI 56<br />
Synthesis <strong>of</strong> 5,6-dihydropyran-2-ones as potential inhibitors <strong>of</strong> HIV-1 protease<br />
Jesse L. Nye and Levente Fabry-Asztalos, Department <strong>of</strong> <strong>Chemistry</strong>, Central Washington<br />
University, 400 East University Way, Ellensburg, WA 98926<br />
HIV/AIDS has affected about 40 million people. One type <strong>of</strong> drug that is used to treat HIV/AIDS<br />
is a protease inhibitor. HIV-1 protease eventually becomes resistant to the inhibitors; therefore,<br />
new drugs are needed. This research builds on a previous research effort, in which structures<br />
for HIV-1 protease inhibitors were designed using molecular modeling methods and a<br />
Quantitative Structure-Activity Relationship (QSAR) study was performed using a fuzzy neural<br />
network to predict their biological activities. We hope that these inhibitors will possess better<br />
inhibitory properties, have increased bioavailability, and possibly have less toxicity than the<br />
inhibitors currently in use. These novel structures are currently being synthesized using known<br />
methodologies. Once synthesized their inhibitory values will be determined and then compared<br />
to inhibitory values predicted by the neural networks. We hope that these compounds will<br />
become lead compounds for further drug discovery for HIV/AIDS.<br />
MEDI 57<br />
Synthesis and antiviral properties <strong>of</strong> 8-aza-7-deaza-Aristeromycin and Neplanocin<br />
Haisheng Wang, Yan Zhang, and Stewart W. Schneller, Department <strong>of</strong> <strong>Chemistry</strong> and<br />
Biochemistry, Auburn University, 179 chemistry building, Auburn, AL 36849,<br />
wangha2@auburn.edu<br />
Our laboratory has an ongoing interest in the design and synthesis <strong>of</strong> adenine-derived<br />
carbocyclic nucleosides as a consequence <strong>of</strong> their anticipated antiviral properties arising from<br />
inhibition <strong>of</strong> viral mRNA processing. Prominent compounds in this series area are aristeromycin<br />
(1) and neplanocin (2). To vary these structural prototypes, the 8-aza-7-deaza analogues 3 and<br />
4 became target compounds. The synthesis <strong>of</strong> 3 and 4 and their antiviral properties will be<br />
reported. This research was supported by funds from the Department <strong>of</strong> Health and Human<br />
Services (AI 56540).