MIKHNOVETS, Igor E., Jiří HOLOUBEK, Irina S. PANINA, Jan KOTOUČEK, Daniil A. GVOZDEV, Stepan P. CHUMAKOV, Maxim S. KRASILNIKOV, Mikhail Y. ZHITLOV, Evgeny L. GULYAK, Alexey A. CHISTOV, Timofei D. NIKITIN, Vladimir A. KORSHUN, Roman G. EFREMOV, Vera A. ALFEROVA, Daniel RŮŽEK, Luděk EYER and Alexey V. USTINOV. Alkyl Derivatives of Perylene Photosensitizing Antivirals: Towards Understanding the Influence of Lipophilicity. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. MDPI, 2023, vol. 24, No 22, p. 1-37. ISSN 1661-6596. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijms242216483.
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Original name Alkyl Derivatives of Perylene Photosensitizing Antivirals: Towards Understanding the Influence of Lipophilicity
Authors MIKHNOVETS, Igor E., Jiří HOLOUBEK (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), Irina S. PANINA, Jan KOTOUČEK, Daniil A. GVOZDEV, Stepan P. CHUMAKOV, Maxim S. KRASILNIKOV, Mikhail Y. ZHITLOV, Evgeny L. GULYAK, Alexey A. CHISTOV, Timofei D. NIKITIN, Vladimir A. KORSHUN, Roman G. EFREMOV, Vera A. ALFEROVA, Daniel RŮŽEK (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), Luděk EYER (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution) and Alexey V. USTINOV.
Edition International Journal of Molecular Sciences, MDPI, 2023, 1661-6596.
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Original language English
Type of outcome Article in a journal
Field of Study 10607 Virology
Country of publisher Switzerland
Confidentiality degree is not subject to a state or trade secret
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Impact factor Impact factor: 5.600 in 2022
RIV identification code RIV/00216224:14310/23:00132548
Organization unit Faculty of Science
Doi http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijms242216483
UT WoS 001113794700001
Keywords (in Czech) virus; antivirotika; peryleny; fotodynamický účinek; herpes virus
Keywords in English antivirals; perylene; photosensitizers; singlet oxygen; lipophilicity
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Abstract
Amphipathic perylene derivatives are broad-spectrum antivirals against enveloped viruses that act as fusion inhibitors in a light-dependent manner. The compounds target the lipid bilayer of the viral envelope using the lipophilic perylene moiety and photogenerating singlet oxygen, thereby causing damage to unsaturated lipids. Previous studies show that variation of the polar part of the molecule is important for antiviral activity. Here, we report modification of the lipophilic part of the molecule, perylene, by the introduction of 4-, 8-, and 12-carbon alkyls into position 9(10) of the perylene residue. Using Friedel–Crafts acylation and Wolff–Kishner reduction, three 3-acetyl-9(10)-alkylperylenes were synthesized from perylene and used to prepare 9 nucleoside and 12 non-nucleoside amphipathic derivatives. These compounds were characterized as fluorophores and singlet oxygen generators, as well as tested as antivirals against herpes virus-1 (HSV-1) and vesicular stomatitis virus (VSV), both known for causing superficial skin/mucosa lesions and thus serving as suitable candidates for photodynamic therapy. The results suggest that derivatives with a short alkyl chain (butyl) have strong antiviral activity, whereas the introduction of longer alkyl substituents (n = 8 and 12) to the perylenyethynyl scaffold results in a dramatic reduction of antiviral activity. This phenomenon is likely attributable to the increased lipophilicity of the compounds and their ability to form insoluble aggregates. Moreover, molecular dynamic studies revealed that alkylated perylene derivatives are predominately located closer to the middle of the bilayer compared to non-alkylated derivatives. The predicted probability of superficial positioning correlated with antiviral activity, suggesting that singlet oxygen generation is achieved in the subsurface layer of the membrane, where the perylene group is more accessible to dissolved oxygen.
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