文摘
We report a new series of hepatitis C virus NS5B RNApolymerase inhibitors containing a conformationally constrainedtetracyclic scaffold. SAR studies led to the identification of 6,7-dihydro-5H-benzo[5,6][1,4]diazepino[7,1-a]indoles (19 and 20) bearing a basicpendent group with high biochemical and cellular potencies. Thesecompounds displayed a very small shift in cellular potency when thereplicon assay was performed in the presence of human serum albumin.