Abstract:
To identify highly effective antiviral compounds and develop green antiviral agents for plants, 21
α-hydroxy-
γ-butyrolactone derivatives were designed and synthesized. Their structures were characterized using
1H NMR,
13C NMR and HRMS. The
in vivo antiviral activities against tobacco mosaic virus (TMV) were evaluated in three modes (inactivation, curative, and protective). Bioassay results revealed that many of the target compounds exhibited potent anti-TMV activities. Notably, compound
8o displayed prominent inactivation activity with an EC
50 value of 226.2 μg/mL, which was significantly superior to ribavirin (EC
50 = 308.4 μg/mL).