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. 1994 Sep;38(9):2172–2174. doi: 10.1128/aac.38.9.2172

Pure nucleoside enantiomers of beta-2',3'-dideoxycytidine analogs are selective inhibitors of hepatitis B virus in vitro.

R F Schinazi 1, G Gosselin 1, A Faraj 1, B E Korba 1, D C Liotta 1, C K Chu 1, C Mathé 1, J L Imbach 1, J P Sommadossi 1
PMCID: PMC284704  PMID: 7811039

Abstract

(-)-beta-L-2',3'-Dideoxycytidine (beta-L-DDC), (+)-beta-D-2',3'-dideoxycytidine (beta-D-DDC), (-)-beta-L-2',3'-dideoxy-5-fluorocytidine (beta-L-FDDC), (-)-beta-L-2',3'-dideoxy-5-fluoro-3'-thiacytidine (beta-L-FTC), and (+)-beta-D-1,3-dioxolane-5-fluorocytidine (beta-D-FDOC) were evaluated for their anti-hepatitis B virus (anti-HBV) activities in HBV-transfected human liver cells (2.2.15). The order of decreasing potency for the compounds at the 90% effect level was beta-D-FDOC > beta-L-FTC > beta-L-FDDC approximately beta-L-DDC >> beta-D-DDC. Inhibition of HBV in transfected liver cells by the cytosine nucleosides was selective. The beta-L-nucleoside-5'-triphosphates were consistently more potent inhibitors of woodchuck hepatitis virus DNA polymerase than the corresponding natural beta-D-enantiomers.

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