Synthesis of Aldehydo-sugar Derivatives of Pyrazoloquinoline as Inhibitors of Herpes Simplex Virus Type 1 Replication

Abstract
Synthesis of a novel series of structurally related pyrazoloquinoline nucleosides is described. All the newly synthesized compounds were examined for their in vitro antiviral activity against herpes simplex type-1 as shown by two different bioassays, namely; crystal violet staining or the MTS tetrazolium dye measurement. The acute toxicity (LD50) values of the biologically active compounds were determined.