Halophenyl furanopyrimidines as potent and selective anti-VZV agents

Antiviral Chemistry and Chemotherapy

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 165-170

  McGuigan, Christopher ^a   Jukes, Alison ^a   Blewett, Sally ^a   Barucki, Hubert ^a   Erichsen, Jonathan T ^b   Andrei, Graciella ^c   Snoeck, Robert ^c   De Clercq, Erik ^c   Balzarini, Jan ^c  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Bicyclic furano pyrimidines; SARs; VZV

Indexed keywords

HALOPHENYLFURANOPYRIMIDINE DERIVATIVE; PYRIMIDINE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIVIRAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG STRUCTURE; DRUG SYNTHESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VARICELLA ZOSTER VIRUS;

EID: 0042737895     PISSN: 09563202     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/095632020301400306     Document Type: Article

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