Raghavan Subharekha, Lu Zhijian, Beeson Teresa, Chapman Kevin T, Schleif William A, Olsen David B, Stahlhut Mark, Rutkowski Carrie A, Gabryelski Lori, Emini Emilio, Tata James R
Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Merck Research Laboratories, Rahway, NJ 07065, USA.
Bioorg Med Chem Lett. 2007 Oct 1;17(19):5432-6. doi: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2007.07.040. Epub 2007 Jul 31.
A series of HIV protease inhibitors with modifications on the P3 position have been designed and synthesized. These compounds exhibit excellent antiviral activity against both the wild type enzyme and PI-resistant clinical viral isolates. The synthesis and biological activity of the compounds are described.