Synthesis of novel imidazo[1,2-a]pyridines with potent activity against herpesviruses

Organic Letters

Volumn 5, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 1369-1372

  Gudmundsson, Kristjan S ^a   Johns, Brian A ^a  

^a GLAXOSMITHKLINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIVIRUS AGENT; IMIDAZOPYRIDINE DERIVATIVE; AMINE; IMIDAZOLE DERIVATIVE; PYRIDINE DERIVATIVE; PYRIMIDINE; PYRIMIDINE DERIVATIVE;

ANTIVIRAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; DRUG POTENCY; DRUG STRUCTURE; DRUG SYNTHESIS; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS; SCALE UP; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS 1; HUMAN; SYNTHESIS;

AMINES; ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; HERPESVIRUS 1, HUMAN; HUMANS; IMIDAZOLES; PYRIDINES; PYRIMIDINES;

EID: 0038601656     PISSN: 15237060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ol0343616     Document Type: Article

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