Identification of 1-isopropylsulfonyl-2-amine benzimidazoles as a new class of inhibitors of hepatitis B virus

  • Eur J Med Chem. 2007 Nov-Dec;42(11-12):1358-64. doi: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2007.03.005.
Yun-Fei Li  1 ,  Gui-Feng Wang ,  Yu Luo ,  Wei-Gang Huang ,  Wei Tang ,  Chun-Lan Feng ,  Li-Ping Shi ,  Yu-Dan Ren ,  Jian-Ping Zuo ,  Wei Lu
Affiliations
  • 1. Institute of Medicinal Chemistry, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Chemical Process, Department of Chemistry, East China Normal University, 3663 North Zhongshan Road, Shanghai, Shanghai 200062, China.
PMID: 17499889 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2007.03.005
Abstract

A series of 1-isopropylsulfonyl-2-amine benzimidazole derivatives were synthesized and evaluated for their anti-hepatitis B virus (HBV) activity and cytotoxicity in the HepG2.2.15 cell line. In general, these derivatives are potent HBV inhibitors (IC(50)<4 microM) with high selectivity indices (SIs>40). Compounds 5b-e, g, j, and 9a were among the most prominent compounds, with IC(50)s of 0.70-2.0 microM and SIs of 41-274. The potent anti-HBV activity and safety profiles of the most promising compounds 5d and j (IC(50)s=0.70 microM, SIs>120) demonstrate the potential of this series of benzimidazoles for the development of new anti-HBV drugs.