[Adducts of 3'-azido-2,3'-dideoxythymidine 5'-phosphate or 5'-phosphonate as inhibitors of cytopathic effect and transformation of cells under the influence of retroviruses in cell culture].

Inhibition of HIV-1- or HIV-2-induced cytopathicity and (Moloney) murine sarcoma virus (MSV)-induced cell transformation by amino acid and amino alcohol adducts of either 3'-azido-2',3'-dideoxythymidine 5'-monophosphate (AZTMP) or 5'-hydrogenphosphonate (AZTHP) were investigated. Both types of nucleotide adducts inhibited replication of HIV-1 and HIV-2 in MT-4 cells at a 1.5- to 3-fold higher EC50 (50% effective concentration) than AZT; and, also, selectivity indexes of these adducts were approximately 1.5 to 3-fold lower than that of AZT. The activity of the AZTMP and AZTHP adducts against MSV-induced transformation of C3H/3T3 cells was equal to or only slightly inferior than that of AZT, but their toxicity was 10-fold lower, so that their selectivity indexes were 2- to 7-fold higher. The nature of the aminoacyl component of the adducts significantly influence the antiretroviral activity of the test compounds.