Synthesis And Biological Activity Op Hydpdxymetflyl Analogs op 5-Benzylacyclouridine and 5-Benzyloxybenzylacycloaridine

Abstract
Hydroxymethyl [HM] analogs of 5-benzylacyclouridine (BAU) and 5-benzyloxybenzylacyclouridine (BBAU) were synthesized by the condensation of appropriately blocked 2-(chloromethyl)glycerols with substituted 2,4-dimethoxypyrimidines. The HM derivatives were potent inhibitors of the enzyme uridine phosphorylase and significantly potentiated the growth-inhibiting action of FdUrd [5-fluoro-2''-deoxyuridine] in cell culture [suggesting their potential use as antiviral agents].