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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 22, 1998
Filed:
Apr. 28, 1994
Donald E Bierer, Daly City, CA (US);
Jeffrey M Dener, Daly City, CA (US);
Thien V Truong, Emeryville, CA (US);
Shaman Pharmaceuticals, Inc., South San Francisco, CA (US);
Abstract
This invention pertains to a synthetic process for obtaining a unique phosphocholine derivative which has been isolated from the leaves of the plant Irbachia alata, identified to be 1,22-bis�2-(trimethylammonium)ethylphosphatyl! docosane is disclosed. Also disclosed is a synthetic process for obtaining a novel class of mono- and bis(phosphocholine) derivatives which are useful as antiinfective agents. The compounds are particularly effective in treating fungal infections, especially those caused by Candida albicans, Cryptococcus neoformans, and Aspergillus fumigatus.