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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).

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