Title | Synthesis and anti-rhinovirus properties of fluoro-substituted flavonoids. | ||
Author | Conti, Cinzia; Mastromarino, Paola; Goldoni, Paola; Portalone, Gustavo; Desideri, Nicoletta | ||
Journal | Antivir Chem Chemother | Publication Year/Month | 2005 |
PMID | 16130524 | PMCID | -N/A- |
Affiliation | 1.Dipartimento di Scienze di Sanita Pubblica, Sezione di Microbiologia, Universita La Sapienza di Roma, Roma, Italy. |
Fluoro-substituted flavones and 2-styrylchromones, related to natural and synthetic flavonoids previously described, were prepared, characterized and tested for anti-rhinovirus activity. Structural elucidation of the new compounds was performed by IR, NMR spectra and X-ray crystal structure analysis for 6-fluoro-3-hydroxy-2-styrylchromone. The antiviral potency was evaluated by a plaque reduction assay in HeLa cell cultures infected with rhinoviruses 1B and 14, selected as representative serotypes for viral groups B and A of human rhinoviruses, respectively. In comparison with results previously obtained, the introduction of the fluorine atom seems to exert a positive influence on the activity against serotype 14 while counteracting the effect against serotype 1B.