Evaluation of novel N′-(3-hydroxybenzoyl)-2-oxo-2H-chromene-3-carbohydrazide derivatives as potential HIV-1 integrase inhibitors

In an attempt to identify potential new agents that are active against HIV-1 IN, a series of novel coumarin-3-carbohydrazide derivatives were designed and synthesised. The toxicity profiles of these compounds showed that they were non-toxic to human cells and they exhibited promising anti-HIV-1 IN activities with IC₅₀ values in nM range. Also, an accompanying molecular modeling study showed that the compounds bind to the active pocket of the enzyme.