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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 03, 2001
Filed:
May. 08, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Sheldon S. Hendler, La Jolla, CA (US);
Robert A. Sanchez, Riverton, UT (US);
Jan Zielinski, San Diego, CA (US);
Assignee:
Vyrex Corporation, La Jolla, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 9/12 ; A61K 9/10 ; A61K 9/14 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 9/12 ; A61K 9/10 ; A61K 9/14 ;
Abstract
This invention provides esters of propofol (2,6,-diisoprophenol). The propofol esters are soluble in water and metabolize rapidly to propofol in the body. The propofol esters are useful as pro-drugs for the same indications as propofol. This invention also provides methods of treating neurodegenerative diseases by administering as effective amount of propofol.