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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 31, 1994
Filed:
Sep. 11, 1992
Bronwyn G Hughes, Orem, UT (US);
Steven G Wood, Orem, UT (US);
Murdock International Corporation, Springville, UT (US);
Abstract
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.