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  • Title: Synthesis of branched 9-[2-(2-phosphonoethoxy)ethyl]purines as a new class of acyclic nucleoside phosphonates which inhibit Plasmodium falciparum hypoxanthine-guanine-xanthine phosphoribosyltransferase.
    Author: Hocková D, Holý A, Masojídková M, Keough DT, de Jersey J, Guddat LW.
    Journal: Bioorg Med Chem; 2009 Sep 01; 17(17):6218-32. PubMed ID: 19666228.
    Abstract:
    The malarial parasite Plasmodium falciparum (Pf) lacks the de novo pathway and relies on the salvage enzyme, hypoxanthine-guanine-xanthine phosphoribosyltransferase (HGXPRT), for the synthesis of the 6-oxopurine nucleoside monophosphates. Specific acyclic nucleoside phosphonates (ANPs) inhibit PfHGXPRT and possess anti-plasmodial activity. Two series of novel branched ANPs derived from 9-[2-(2-phosphonoethoxy)ethyl]purines were synthesized to investigate their inhibition of PfHGXPRT and human HGPRT. The best inhibitor of PfHGXPRT has a K(i) of 1 microM. The data showed that both the position and nature of the hydrophobic substituent change the potency and selectivity of the ANPs.
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