• Proceedings of the PSK Conference
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• 2002.10a
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• pp.341.1-341.1
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• 2002

Apio nucleosides belong to unique classes of nucleosides in that 4'-hydroxymethyl group moves to 3'-position. Among thse compounds. we found that apio dideoxyadenosine (apio-ddA) exhibited potent antiviral activity and apio-d4A showed potent anti-HCMV activity. Based on thse findings. it was of great interest to design and synthesize Anio nucleoside anlogues with various substituents such as fluorn or azido group. In order to synthesize apio analogues. the glyxosyl dondr. D-. and L-apio sugar acetates were first synthesized. starting from D-gallas. condensed whth silylated N4-benzoylcytosine. and then convenged to the linal D-andL-nucleosides. Synthesist of the D-and-apio nucieosides will be prssented in detail aht th the meeting.

• Proceedings of the PSK Conference
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• 2002.10a
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• pp.233.2-233.2
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• 2002

Apio nucleosides whose 4'-hydroxymethyl group moves to 3'-position exhibit interesting biological activity such as antitumor or antiviral activity. On the other hand. neplanocin A is the representative of the carbocyclic nucleosides and has been recognized as a potent antitumor and antiviral agent. Based on these findings. it was of great interest to design apio neplanocia A which combined the properties of apio nucleosides and neplanocin A. (omitted)

• Archives of Pharmacal Research
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• v.24 no.2
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• pp.95-99
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• 2001

Novel fluoro-substituted apio dideoxyuncleoside(($\pm$)-3a and ($\pm$)-3b) were efficiently synthesized stalling from 1,3-dihydroxyacetone via Horner-Emmons olefination as a key step. Cyclization of fluoro ester ($\pm$)-6 under acidic conditions to the fluorolactone was smoothly proceeded in favor of trans-fluorolactone due to the favorable transition state with equatorial hydroxymethyl substituent. Unfortunately the final nucleosides($\pm$) -3a and ($\pm$)-3b were found to be inactive against several viruses such as HIV-1, HSV- I , HSV-2 and HCMV.

• Proceedings of the PSK Conference
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• 2003.04a
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• pp.241.1-241.1
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• 2003

Apio nucleosides whose 4'-hydroxymethyl group moves to 3'-position exhibit interesting biological activity such as antitumor or antiviral activity. On the other hand, neplanocin A and aristeromycin are the representative of the carbocyclic nucleosides and have been recognized as potent inhibitors of S-adenosylhomocysteine hydrolase. Based on these findings. it was of great interest to design apio analogues of neplanocin A and aristeromycin. (omitted)