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Selective inhibition of herpes simplex virus glycoprotein synthesis by a benz-amidinohydrazone derivative

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1 H-benz[f]indene-1.3(2H)dione-bis-amidinohydrazone (benzhydrazone) inhibited incorporation of14C-glucosamine,14C-fucose and14C-mannose into glycoproteins of HEp-2 cells infected with various strains of herpes simplex virus 1 (HSV-1) and impaired RNA and protein synthesis to a low extent. These biochemical effects are very similar to those induced by glycosylation inhibitors such as tunicamycin, D-glucosamine and 2-deoxy-D-glucose. In contrast to these inhibitors, benzhydrazone reduced HSV glycoprotein synthesis selectively since it did not significantly modify i) the saccharide uptake into glycoproteins of uninfected and of Sindbis virus-infected cells, ii) viral growth and cell fusion in paramyxovirus-infected cells, two activities which depend on viral glycoprotein synthesis. Benzhydrazone had only minor effects on the overall metabolism of uninfected cells, since it did not alter cell growth rate, and amino acid, uridine, and hexose incorporations were about 80 per cent those of untreated cells.

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    G. Campadelli-Fiume, P. Sinibaldi-Vallebona & A. Mannini-Palenzona

  2. Instituto di Chimica Farmaceutica e Tossicologica, Università di Bologna, Bologna, Italy

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Campadelli-Fiume, G., Sinibaldi-Vallebona, P., Cavrini, V. et al. Selective inhibition of herpes simplex virus glycoprotein synthesis by a benz-amidinohydrazone derivative. Archives of Virology 66, 179–191 (1980). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01314732

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