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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 29, 1995
Filed:
Oct. 27, 1994
Shinji Sakata, Choshi, JP;
Haruhiko Machida, Choshi, JP;
Katsushi Ijichi, Choshi, JP;
Fumitaka Kano, Choshi, JP;
Yamasa Shuyu Kabushiki Kaisha, Chiba, JP;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a novel 1-.beta.-D-arabinofuranosyl-(E)-5-(2-halogenovinyl)uracil derivative represented by the following formula (I), whose concentration in blood as XVAU can be kept high for many hours when it is administered orally. The present invention also relates to an antiviral agent comprising as an active ingredient the compound of the present invention. Further, the present invention relates to a method for treating viral diseases which comprises administering to a patient with a viral disease a safe and effective amount of the compound of the present invention. ##STR1## wherein X represents a halogen; and R.sup.1, R.sup.2, and R.sup.3, which may be the same or different, each represent a hydrogen atom, a lower alkyl group or an aralkyl group, provided that R.sup.1, R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 are not hydrogen at the same time.