Rethinking Remdesivir: Synthesis, Antiviral Activity and Pharmacokinetics of Oral Lipid Prodrugs
R. T. Schooley, A. F. Carlin, J. R. Beadle, N. Valiaeva, X.-Q. Zhang, A. E. Clark, R. E. McMillian, S. L. Leibel, R. N. McVicar, J. Xie, A. F. Garretson, V. I. Smith, J. A. Murphy, K. Y. Hostetler
This paper develops orally bioavailable lipid prodrugs of Remdesivir that show submicromolar anti-SARS-CoV-2 activity and therapeutic plasma levels in Syrian hamsters.
Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy · Sep 17, 2021Peer-reviewedMicrobiology