The Dow Chemical Company

Murdock International Corporation

Brigham Young University

Steven G Wood

Lowell D Markley

Yulan C Tong

Bronwyn G Hughes

Noel L Owen

Pharmaceutical compositions having antiviral activity against human cytomegalovirus

A compound isolated from an aqueous leachate of heartwood of &ldquo;Palo de Brazil&rdquo; has antihypertensive activity. The compound was isolated by reversed-phase high pressure liquid chromatography to separate it from haematoxylin, which is co-extracted with the new compound. The compound is effective in reducing the blood pressure of hypertensive Sprague-Dawley rats.

Antihypertensive compound from Caesalpinia brasiliensis

The present invention is directed to the use of antiviral compounds having the following generalized structure: ##STR1## wherein R is 2H or .dbd.O; R' is OH, H, or COOH (single substitution); and R' is OH, H, or alkyl; and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof as therapeutic substances having antiviral activity against human cytomegalovirus ('HCMV') and for treating diseases caused by HCMV. Dimeric forms of the forgoing antiviral compounds having antiviral activity against HCMV are also disclosed. Pharmaceutical compositions containing the disclosed antiviral compounds are disclosed for topical and systemic administration.

Pharmaceutical compositions having antiviral activity against human

A process for preparing substituted-pyridines having a sulfonyl type substituted at the 3 or 5 position of the pyridine ring and a phenoxy type substituent at the 2 position is described.

2,5-bis alkyl sulfonyl and 2,5-bis alkyl thio substituted-pyridines

Novel compounds exhibiting antiviral activity are disclosed, such compounds are represented by the formula: ##STR1## wherein m represents the integer 0, 1 or 2; R represents trihalomethyl, alkyl or phenyl; R.sub.1 represents hydrogen, bromo, chloro, fluoro, cyano, nitro, amino, alkyl, alkoxy or trifluoromethyl; R.sub.2 represents hydroxyl, bromo, chloro, fluoro, cyano, acetyl, benzoyl, substituted benzoyl, alkyl, alkoxy, substituted alkoxy, benzyl, substituted benzyl, alkylthio, alkylsulfinyl, alkylsulfonyl, alkylaminosulfonyl, dialkylaminosulfonyl, or the radical --O(CH.sub.2).sub.n R.sub.4 wherein n represents the integer 1, 2 or 3 and R.sub.4 represents cyano or dialkylamino; R.sub.3 represents hydrogen, hydroxyl, bromo, chloro, fluoro, cyano, acetyl, benzoyl, substituted benzoyl, alkyl, alkoxy, substituted alkoxy, benzyl, substituted benzyl, alkylthio, alkylsulfinyl, alkylsulfonyl, alkylaminosulfonyl, dialkylaminosulfonyl, or the radical --O(CH.sub.2).sub.n R.sub.4 wherein n represents the integer 1, 2 or 3; and R.sub.4 represents cyano or dialkylamino; or alternatively R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 taken together represent the radical --O--C(X).sub.2 --O-- wherein X represents hydrogen, bromo, chloro or fluoro.

Sulfur-substituted diphenyl ethers having antiviral activity

Sulfur-substituted phenoxypyridines having antiviral activity are disclosed. Methods of using the sulfur-substituted phenoxypyridines to employ their antiviral activity are also disclosed as well as pharmaceutically-acceptable compositions thereof.

Sulfur-substituted phenoxypyridines having antiviral activity

Novel compounds exhibiting antiviral activity are disclosed, such compounds are represented by the formula: ##STR1## wherein m represents the integer 0, 1 or 2; R represents trihalomethyl, alkyl or phenyl; R.sub.1 represents hydrogen, bromo, chloro, fluoro, cyano, nitro, amino, alkyl, alkoxy or trifluoromethyl; R.sub.2 represents hydroxyl, bromo, chloro, fluoro, cyano, acetyl, benzoyl, substituted benzoyl, alkyl, alkoxy, substituted alkoxy, benzyl, substituted benzyl, alkylthio, alkylsulfinyl, alkylsulfonyl, alkylaminosulfonyl, dialkylaminosulfonyl, or the radical --O(CH.sub.2).sub.n R.sub.4 wherein n represents the integer 1, 2 or 3 and R.sub.4 represents cyano or dialkylamino; R.sub.3 represents hydrogen, hydroxyl, bromo, chloro, fluoro, cyano, acetyl, benzoyl, substituted benzoyl, alkyl, alkoxy, substituted alkoxy, benzyl, substituted benzyl, alkylthio, alkylsulfinyl, alkylsulfonyl, alkylaminosulfonyl, dialkylaminosulfonyl, or the radical --O(CH.sub.2).sub.n R.sub.4 wherein n represents the integer 1, 2 or 3; and R.sub.4 represents cyano or dialkylamino; or alternatively R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 taken together represent the radical --O--C(X).sub.2 --O-- wherein X represents hydrogen, bromo, chloro or fluoro. Methods of using the above-noted compounds and structurally related compounds to employ their antiviral activity are also disclosed as well as pharmaceutically-acceptable compositions.

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