Avir Green Hills Biotechnology Research Devlopment Trade Ag

Joachim Seipelt

Thomas Muster

Andreas Grassauer

Ernst Küchler

Elisabeth Gaudernak

The invention discloses a use of dithiocarbamate compounds having the structural formula RRNCSH, in which Rand R, independently of each other, represent a straight or branched C-Calkyl, or, with the nitrogen atom, form an aliphatic ring with 4 to 6 C atoms, in which R, R, or the aliphatic ring is optionally substituted with one or more substituents selected from OH, NO, NH, COOH, SH, F, Cl, Br, I, methyl or ethyl, and oxidized forms of these compounds, in particular dimers thereof, as well as pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, to prepare an agent for treating or preventing an infection by RNA viruses which attack the respiratory tract and cause disease there.

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Vienna, Austria

Joachim Seipelt