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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 19, 2000
Filed:
Apr. 01, 1999
Bruce A Dressman, Indianapolis, IN (US);
James E Fritz, Greenwoode, IN (US);
Marlys Hammond, Pasadena, CA (US);
William J Hornback, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Stephen W Kaldor, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Vincent J Kalish, San Diego, CA (US);
John E Munroe, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Siegfried Heinz Reich, San Diego, CA (US);
John H Tatlock, Poway, CA (US);
Timothy A Shepherd, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Michael J Rodriguez, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Agouron Pharmaceuticals, Inc., La Jolla, CA (US);
Abstract
HIV protease inhibitors, obtainable by chemical synthesis, inhibit or block the biological activity of the HIV protease enzyme, causing the replication of the HIV virus to terminate. These compounds, as well as pharmaceutical compositions that contain these compounds and optically other anti-viral agents as active ingredients, are suitable for treating patients or hosts infected with the HIV virus, which is known to cause AIDS.