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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 11, 1992
Filed:
Oct. 12, 1990
Applicant:
Inventors:
Malcolm MacCoss, Freehold, NJ (US);
Laura C Meurer, North Plainfield, NJ (US);
Richard L Tolman, Warren, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K / ; C07H / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
514 23 ; 514 43 ; 536-11 ; 536 184 ; 536 187 ; 536 22 ; 536 23 ; 536 55 ; 536117 ; 536121 ;
Abstract
The compound having the formula: ##STR1## has antiviral activity, specifically in the prevention or treatment of infection by retroviruses, including HIV, and immunosuppressive activity, either as a compound, pharmaceutically acceptable salt, or a pharmaceutical composition ingredient, whether or not in combination with other antivirals, immunomodulators, antibiotics or vaccines. Methods of preventing or treating viral infections and modulating immune responses in vivo are also described.