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Inhibition of human immunodeficiency virus-1 protease by a C₂-symmetrical phosphinic acid amide

Anusch Peyman, ^*a, Konrad Wagner^a, Karl-Heinz Budt^a, Jörg Spanig^a, Dieter Ruppert^a, Christoph Meichsner^a and Arno Paessens<sup>b

a</sup> Hoechst AG, PharmaResearch, 65926 Frankfurt, FRG
^b Institute of Virology, Pharma Research Center, 42096 Wuppertal, FRG

Received 6 January 1994.  Available online 6 March 2001.

Abstract

The inhibition of HIV protease with C₂-symmetric phosphinic acid based inhibitors is independent of the dissociation grade of the phosphinic acid. The corresponding amides are not only good inhibitors of HIV protease but also inhibit HIV replication in vitro because of their increased lipophilicity.

Graphical Abstract

C₂-symmetric Phosphinic acid amides are good inhibitors of HIV protease and also inhibit HIV replication in vivo due to increased lipophilicity as compared to the free acids.

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The phosphinic acid amides are only pseudo-C₂-symmetric, however, they could be subject to pseudo-rotation ( does show only one signal in ³¹P-NMR at 34,2 ppm).