Design, synthesis, and evaluation of 5'-diphenyl nucleoside analogues as inhibitors of the Plasmodium falciparum dUTPase.
Hampton, S.E., Baragana, B., Schipani, A., Bosch-Navarrete, C., Musso-Buendia, J.A., Recio, E., Kaiser, M., Whittingham, J.L., Roberts, S.M., Shevtsov, M., Brannigan, J.A., Kahnberg, P., Brun, R., Wilson, K.S., Gonzalez-Pacanowska, D., Johansson, N.G., Gilbert, I.H.(2011) ChemMedChem 6: 1816-1831
- PubMed: 22049550 
- DOI: 10.1002/cmdc.201100255
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
3T60, 3T64, 3T6Y, 3T70 - PubMed Abstract: 
Deoxyuridine 5'-triphosphate nucleotidohydrolase (dUTPase) is a potential drug target for malaria. We previously reported some 5'-tritylated deoxyuridine analogues (both cyclic and acyclic) as selective inhibitors of the Plasmodium falciparum dUTPase. Modelling studies indicated that it might be possible to replace the trityl group with a diphenyl moiety, as two of the phenyl groups are buried, whereas the third is exposed to solvent ...