Pharmacokinetics, Molecular Docking and Molecular Dynamics Simulation Studies of Nucleoside Analogs for Drug Discovery- A Mini Review.

Nucleoside analogs have been widely used as antiviral, antitumor, and antiparasitic agents due to their ability to inhibit nucleic acid synthesis. Adenosine, cytidine, guanosine, thymidine and uridine analogs such as didanosine, vidarabine, remdesivir, gemcitabine, lamivudine, acyclovir, abacavir, zidovusine, stavudine, and idoxuridine showed remarkable anticancer and antiviral activities. In our previously published articles, our main intention was to develop newer generation nucleoside analogs with acylation-induced modification of the hydroxyl group and showcase their biological potencies.

Uridine Derivatives: Synthesis, Biological Evaluation, and In Silico Studies as Antimicrobial and Anticancer Agents.

Nucleoside analogs are frequently used in the control of viral infections and neoplastic diseases. However, relatively few studies have shown that nucleoside analogs have antibacterial and antifungal activities. In this study, a fused pyrimidine molecule, uridine, was modified with various aliphatic chains and aromatic groups to produce new derivatives as antimicrobial agents.

Synthesis, antimicrobial, SAR, PASS, molecular docking, molecular dynamics and pharmacokinetics studies of 5'--uridine derivatives bearing acyl moieties: POM study and identification of the pharmacophore sites.

Because of their superior antibacterial and pharmacokinetic capabilities, many nucleoside-based esters show potential against microorganisms, and may be used as pharmacological agents to address multidrug-resistant pathogenic problems. In this study, several aliphatic and aromatic groups were inserted to synthesize various 5'--decanoyluridine () and 5'--lauroyluridine derivatives () for antimicrobial, computational, pharmacokinetic and POM (Petra/Osiris/Molinspiration). The chemical structures of the synthesized uridine derivatives were confirmed by physicochemical, elemental, and spectroscopic analyses.