P. Bravo et al., SYNTHESIS AND EVALUATION OF THE ANTIVIRAL ACTIVITY OF ACYCLIC NUCLEOSIDES CARRYING FLUORINE AND SULFUR SUBSTITUENTS, Il Farmaco, 48(8), 1993, pp. 1113-1120
-2',3'-Seco nucleosides 5 carrying fluorine and sulfur substituents at
C-3' and C-5, respectively, of acyclic sugar moiety were synthesized
in enantiomerically and diastereoisomerically pure form. These product
s and some structurally similar 1',2'-seco-2'-nor-and 1',2'-seco-nucle
osides 3 and 4 were tested in vitro for cytotoxicity and antiviral act
ivity. At non-cytotoxic concentrations the compounds were inactive aga
inst human immunodeficiency virus and herpes simplex virus type-1.