Amenamevir

• CAT Number: I001992
• CAS Number: 841301-32-4
• Molecular Formula: C24H26N4O5S
• Molecular Weight: 482.55
• Purity: ≥95%
• Synonyms: N-(2,6-dimethylphenyl)-N-[2-[4-(1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)anilino]-2-oxoethyl]-1,1-dioxothiane-4-carboxamide
• InChI: InChI=1S/C24H26N4O5S/c1-16-4-3-5-17(2)22(16)28(24(30)19-10-12-34(31,32)13-11-19)14-21(29)26-20-8-6-18(7-9-20)23-25-15-33-27-23/h3-9,15,19H,10-14H2,1-2H3,(H,26,29)
• InChIKey: MNHNIVNAFBSLLX-UHFFFAOYSA-N
• SMILES: CC1=C(C(=CC=C1)C)N(CC(=O)NC2=CC=C(C=C2)C3=NOC=N3)C(=O)C4CCS(=O)(=O)CC4

Amenamevir is a helicase-primase inhibitor which has potent antiviral activity against HSVs with an EC50 of 14 ng/mL.
Amenamevir (ASP2151) inhibits the replication of the HSV strains isolated in Japan and the United States as well as the laboratory-stocked strains. The mean EC50s of Amenamevir against HSV-1 and HSV-2 are 14 (range, 7.7 to 20) and 30 ng/mL (range, 15 to 58), respectively, whereas those of acyclovir (ACV) are 29 (range, 18 to 38) and 71 ng/mL (range, 45 to 95), respectively. The EC50s of Amenamevir against HSV strains are significantly lower than those of ACV[1].
Amenamevir (ASP2151) administration accelerates the reduction in virus titer in a dose-dependent manner in the range of 3 to 30 mg/kg/day. Amenamevir treatment decreases both lesion scores and HSV-1 titers in a dose-dependent manner, irrespective of the dosing interval. Based on the correlation curves, the PK parameters at which HSV-1 growth is completely suppressed by oral administration of Amenamevir are estimated to be 10,000 ng/mL or higher for the maximum concentration of drug in serum (Cmax), 60 μg • h/ml or higher for concentration-time curve over 24 h (AUC24h), and 21 to 24 h for T>100 . The mean concentration of Amenamevir in plasma at 5 days postinfection increases in a dose-dependent manner, with doses of 3 mg Amenamevir/g or higher significantly reducing the intradermal HSV-1 titer[1].

Reference

[1]. Katsumata K, et al. Pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of ASP2151, a helicase-primase inhibitor, in a murine model of herpes simplex virus infection. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2013 Mar;57(3):1339-46.
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