Isatin-β-thiosemicarbazones as potent herpes simplex virus inhibitors

IJ Kang, LW Wang, TA Hsu, A Yueh, CC Lee…

Index: Kang, Iou-Jiun; Wang, Li-Wen; Hsu, Tsu-An; Yueh, Andrew; Lee, Chung-Chi; Lee, Yen-Chun; Lee, Ching-Yin; Chao, Yu-Sheng; Shih, Shin-Ru; Chern, Jyh-Haur Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry Letters, 2011 , vol. 21, # 7 p. 1948 - 1952

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Abstract

A series of isatin-β-thiosemicarbazones have been designed and evaluated for antiviral activity against herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) and type 2 (HSV-2) in a plaque reduction assay. Their cytotoxicity was examined using human rhabdomyosarcoma cells (RD cells). Several derivatives of isatin-β-thiosemicarbazone exhibited significant and selective antiviral activity with low cytotoxicity. It was found that the thiourea group at ...