Flavones are inhibitors of HIV-1 proteinase. |
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Authors: | R I Brinkworth M J Stoermer D P Fairlie |
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Institution: | Centre for Drug Design and Development, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia. |
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Abstract: | Substituted gamma-chromones were found to weakly inhibit HIV-1 proteinase, an important enzyme in the replication and processing of the AIDS virus. Chromones bearing hydroxyl substituents and a phenolic group at the 2-position (flavones) were the most active compounds and structure-activity relationships for a limited series of flavone inhibitors are presented. Dixon plots are reported and a possible mechanism for flavone-induced inhibition is proposed. The results are also compared with those for some structurally related non-peptidic inhibitors of HIV-1 proteinase. Since some flavonoid compounds have already been shown to have antiviral activity against AIDS, the present observations of anti-HIV-1 proteinase activity may be particularly significant. |
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