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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 03, 1998
Filed:
Jan. 26, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Michael Twist, Toronto, CA;
Richard W Barnett, Mississauga, CA;
Lorne S Reid, Toronto, CA;
Martin Sumner-Smith, Bolton, CA;
Assignee:
Allelix Biopharmaceuticals Inc., Mississauga, CA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
530328 ; 530329 ; 530327 ; 514 14 ; 514 15 ; 514 16 ;
Abstract
Described herein are oligopeptides useful to inhibit replication of herpesviruses, especially herpes simplex viruses. In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the oligopeptide is a D-arginine nonamer having N- and C-terminal protecting groups, which, at a 5 uM concentration, exhibits greater than 95% inhibition of HSV-1 replication, in a standard assay.