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Overview

Antonín Holý was affiliated with the Czech Academy of Sciences in the Czech Republic. Their research spanned fields including Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with notable work in subfields such as Epidemiology, Molecular Biology, and Infectious Diseases.

The scientist's research primarily focused on topics related to Cytomegalovirus and herpesvirus research, Biochemical and Molecular Research, and HIV/AIDS drug development and treatment.

The publication record includes papers published in the New Journal of Chemistry. Among recent papers, one titled "Acid-base properties of an antivirally active acyclic nucleoside phosphonate: (S)-9-[3-hydroxy-2-(phosphonomethoxy)propyl]adenine (HPMPA)" was published in 2022.

  • Acid-base properties of an antivirally active acyclic nucleoside phosphonate: (S)-9-[3-hydroxy-2-(phosphonomethoxy)propyl]adenine (HPMPA), 2022, New Journal of Chemistry

Frequent co-authors included Claudia A. Blindauer, Astrid Sigel, Bert P. Operschall, Rolf Griesser, and Helmut Sigel.

Best Publications

  • Differential antiherpesvirus and antiretrovirus effects of the (S) and (R) enantiomers of acyclic nucleoside phosphonates: potent and selective in vitro and in vivo antiretrovirus activities of (R)-9-(2-phosphonomethoxypropyl)-2,6-diaminopurine.

    J Balzarini;A Holy;J Jindrich;L Naesens

  • Phosphonylmethoxyethyl purine derivatives, a new class of anti-human immunodeficiency virus agents.

    R Pauwels;J Balzarini;D Schols;M Baba

  • (S)-9-(2,3-Dihydroxypropyl)adenine: An Aliphatic Nucleoside Analog with Broad-Spectrum Antiviral Activity.

    Erik De Clercq;Johan Descamps;Pierre De Somer;Antonín Holý

  • (S)-1-(3-hydroxy-2-phosphonylmethoxypropyl)cytosine, a potent and selective inhibitor of human cytomegalovirus replication.

    R Snoeck;T Sakuma;E De Clercq;I Rosenberg

  • Synthesis and cytostatic activity of substituted 6-phenylpurine bases and nucleosides: application of the Suzuki-Miyaura cross-coupling reactions of 6-chloropurine derivatives with phenylboronic acids.

    Michal Hocek;Antonín Holý;and Ivan Votruba;Hana Dvořáková

  • Marked in vivo antiretrovirus activity of 9-(2-phosphonylmethoxyethyl)adenine, a selective anti-human immunodeficiency virus agent.

    J Balzarini;L Naesens;P Herdewijn;I Rosenberg

  • Structure-antiviral activity relationship in the series of pyrimidine and purine N-[2-(2-phosphonomethoxy)ethyl] nucleotide analogues. 1. Derivatives substituted at the carbon atoms of the base

    Antonín Holý;Jaroslav Günter;Hana Dvořáková;Milena Masojídková

  • Acyclic nucleotide analogues: synthesis, antiviral activity and inhibitory effects on some cellular and virus-encoded enzymes in vitro.

    A. Holý;I. Votruba;A. Merta;J. Černý

  • Synthesis of 9-(2-Phosphinomethoxyethyl)adenine and Related Compounds

    Petr Alexander;Antonín Holý;Milena Masojídková

  • Antiadenovirus Activities of Several Classes of Nucleoside and Nucleotide Analogues

    Lieve Naesens;Liesbeth Lenaerts;Graciela Andrei;Robert Snoeck

  • 6-[2-(Phosphonomethoxy)alkoxy]pyrimidines with antiviral activity.

    Antonín Holý;Ivan Votruba;Milena Masojídková;Graciela Andrei

  • Intracellular phosphorylation of broad-spectrum anti-DNA virus agent (S)-9-(3-hydroxy-2-phosphonylmethoxypropyl)adenine and inhibition of viral DNA synthesis.

    I Votruba;R Bernaerts;T Sakuma;E De Clercq

  • 5-Substituted-2,4-diamino-6-[2-(phosphonomethoxy)ethoxy]pyrimidines: acyclic nucleoside phosphonate analogues with antiviral activity

    Dana Hocková;Antonín Holý;Milena Masojídková;Graciela Andrei

  • Different inhibitory potencies of acyclic phosphonomethoxyalkyl nucleotide analogs toward DNA polymerases alpha, delta and epsilon.

    P Kramata;I Votruba;B Otová;A Holý

  • Inhibition of hypoxanthine-guanine phosphoribosyltransferase by acyclic nucleoside phosphonates: a new class of antimalarial therapeutics

    Dianne T Keough;Dana Hocková;Antonín Holý;Lieve M J Naesens

  • Cytostatic 6-Arylpurine Nucleosides III. Synthesis and Structure-Activity Relationship Study in Cytostatic Activity of 6-Aryl-, 6-Hetaryl- and 6-Benzylpurine Ribonucleosides

    Michal Hocek;Antonín Holý;Ivan Votruba;Hana Dvořáková

  • Activity of the (R)-Enantiomers of 9-(2-phosphonylmethoxypropyl)-adenine and 9-(2-phosphonylmethoxypropyl)-2,6-diaminopurine against human immunodeficiency virus in different human cell systems

    J. Balzarini;S. Aquaro;C.-F. Perno;M. Witvrouw

  • Nucleic acid components and their analogues. CLIII. Preparation of 2'-deoxy-L-ribonucleosides of the pyrimidine series

    A. Holý

  • Antivaccinia Activities of Acyclic Nucleoside Phosphonate Derivatives in Epithelial Cells and Organotypic Cultures

    R. Snoeck;A. Holy;C. Dewolf-Peeters;J. Van Den Oord

  • 9-[(2RS)-3-fluoro-2-phosphonylmethoxypropyl] derivatives of purines: a class of highly selective antiretroviral agents in vitro and in vivo.

    J Balzarini;A Holy;J Jindrich;H Dvorakova

Frequent Co-Authors

Jan Balzarini
Jan Balzarini KU Leuven
Robert Snoeck
Robert Snoeck KU Leuven
Erik De Clercq
Erik De Clercq Rega Institute for Medical Research
Helmut Sigel
Helmut Sigel University of Basel
Lieve Naesens
Lieve Naesens Rega Institute for Medical Research
Michal Hocek
Michal Hocek Czech Academy of Sciences
Johan Neyts
Johan Neyts Rega Institute for Medical Research
Radek Pohl
Radek Pohl Czech Academy of Sciences
Luke W. Guddat
Luke W. Guddat University of Queensland

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