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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 19, 2013
Filed:
Apr. 26, 2007
Yonghua Gai, North Grafton, MA (US);
Deqiang Niu, Lexington, MA (US);
Yat Sun OR, Watertown, MA (US);
Zhe Wang, Hockessin, DE (US);
Yonghua Gai, North Grafton, MA (US);
Deqiang Niu, Lexington, MA (US);
Yat Sun Or, Watertown, MA (US);
Zhe Wang, Hockessin, DE (US);
Enanta Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Watertown, MA (US);
Abstract
The present invention relates to compounds of Formula I, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, ester, or prodrug, thereof: which inhibit serine protease activity, particularly the activity of hepatitis C virus (HCV) NS3-NS4A protease. Consequently, the compounds of the present invention interfere with the life cycle of the hepatitis C virus and are also useful as antiviral agents. The present invention further relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising the aforementioned compounds for administration to a subject suffering from HCV infection. The invention also relates to methods of treating an HCV infection in a subject by administering a pharmaceutical composition comprising the compounds of the present invention.