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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 26, 1998
Filed:
Jun. 05, 1996
The Trustees of Columbia University in City of New York, New York, NY (US);
Abstract
The present invention provides phosphorothioate oligonucleotide moieties comprising a phosphorothioate oligonucleotide comprising the sequence G.sub.m X.sub.n G.sub.p, wherein G is guanosine; X is thymidine, adenosine or cytidine, or a combination thereof; each of m, n and p is independently an integer greater than 2; the phosphorothioate oligonucleotide moiety being capable of binding to a V3 loop of HIV envelope glycoprotein. The invention further provides for a method of inhibiting HIV activity. The invention also provides for a method of inhibiting HIV activity in a subject. The invention further provides for a method of treating an HIV related disorder in a subject. Finally, the invention provides a pharmaceutical composition comprising a phosphorothioate oligonucleotide moiety and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.