Phosphorylation of 5-iodo-5'-amino-2',5',dideoxyuridine by herpes simplex virus type 1 encoded thymidine kinase.

Specific herpes simplex virus-induced incorporation of 5-iodo-5'-amino-2',5'-dideoxyuridine into deoxyribonucleic acid.

5-Iodo-5'-amino-2',5'-dideoxyuridine (AIdUrd) is a novel thymidine analog which inhibits herpes simplex virus, type 1 (HS-1 virus) replication in the absence of detectable host toxicity. When murine, simian, or human cells in culture are treated with [125I]AIdUrd for up to 24 hours essentially none of the nucleoside becomes cell-associated. In contrast, upon HS-1 virus infection significant rad...

PCR detection of thymidine kinase gen of latent herpes simplex Virus type 1 in mice trigeminal ganglia

  Herpes simplex virus type 1 establishes a latent infection in the peripheral nervous system following primary infection. During latent infection, virus genome exhibit limited transcription, with the HSV LATs consistently detected in latency infected ganaglia. Following ocular infection viral latency develops in the trigeminal ganglia. In this study PCR has been used for detection of HSV-1 nuc...

Restriction Enzyme Analysis of Thymidine Kinase Gene in Four Iranian Isolates of Herpes Simplex Virus Type 1

Synthesis and Enzymatic Evaluation of Nucleosides Derived from 5-Iodo-2’-Halo-2’-Deoxyuridines

The synthesis of new nucleosides by alkenylation of 5-iodo-2’-halo-2’-deoxyuridines with E-(1-tributylstannyl)-propene-1-ol via STILLE-coupling is described. The new compounds are characterized by 1H NMR and elemental analysis. All nucleosides are evaluated by an enzymatic assay to be substrates of herpes simplex virus type 1 thymidine kinase (HSV-1 TK) and compared with uridine, thymidine and ...

Anti-herpes simplex virus activity of 5-substituted 2-pyrimidinone nucleosides.

Several 5-substituted 2-pyrimidinone 2'-deoxyribonucleoside (PdR) analogs were examined for their anti-herpes simplex virus (HSV) activity in cell culture. The order of potency of their antiviral activities against HSV type 1 (HSV-1) and HSV-2 was iodo PdR approximately ethynyl PdR approximately propynyl PdR. The antiviral action of iodo PdR is dependent on the ability of HSV to induce virus-sp...