Abstract
Enantiomeric isodideoxynucleosides of the (S,S) and (R,R) families with the universal base, imidazole-4-carboxamide as the nucleobase, were synthesized as biological mimics of anti-HIV active D- and L-related isodideo-xyadenosines. In vitro anti-HIV evaluation in CEM cells of these target compounds showed that they were inactive. Further antiviral studies are in progress.
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
We thank the NIH (NIAID) for support of our research work and the NCI for the antiviral evaluations.