Abstract
Several thiazolyl thiourea derivatives were designed and synthesized as non-nucleoside inhibitors (NNRTI) of HIV-1 reverse transcriptase. Six lead compounds were identified that showed subnanomolar IC 50 values for the inhibition of HIV replication, were minimally toxic to human peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) with CC 50 values ranging from 28 to >100 μM, and showed remarkably high selectivity indices ranging from 28,000 to >100,000. The most promising compound was N-[1-(1-furoylmethyl)]- N′-[2-(thiazolyl)]thiourea (compound 6), which showed potency against two NNRTI-resistant HIV-1 isolates (A17 and A17 variant) at nanomolar to low micromolar concentrations, exhibited much greater potency against both wild-type as well as NNRTI-resistant HIV-1 than nevirapine, delavirdine, HI-443, and HI-244, was minimally toxic to PBMC, and had a selectivity index of >100,000. The potency and minimal cytotoxicity of these aromatic/heterocyclic thiourea compounds suggest that they may be potentially useful as anti-AIDS drugs.
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