Gopalsamy Ariamala, Lim Kitae, Ellingboe John W, Krishnamurthy Girija, Orlowski Mark, Feld Boris, van Zeijl Marja, Howe Anita Y M
Chemical and Screening Sciences, Wyeth Research, 401 N Middletown Road, Pearl River, NY 10965, USA.
Bioorg Med Chem Lett. 2004 Aug 16;14(16):4221-4. doi: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2004.06.013.
A novel series of HCV NS5B RNA dependent RNA polymerase inhibitors containing a naphthalene carboxamide scaffold were identified by high throughput screening. Optimization of substituents by parallel synthesis and the iterative design towards understanding structure-activity relationship to improve potency are described. Tetra substituted naphthalene 31 displayed potent activity with IC(50) of 120 nM against HCV NS5B enzyme and was selective over a panel of polymerases.