Abstract: The present invention relates to nucleoside diphosphate mimics and nucleoside triphosphate mimics, which contain diphosphate or triphosphate moiety mimics and optionally sugar-modifications and/or base-modifications. The nucleotide mimics of the present invention, in a form of a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, a pharmaceutically acceptable prodrug, or a pharmaceutical formulation, are useful as antiviral, antimicrobial, and anticancer agents. The present invention provides a method for the treatment of viral infections, microbial infections, and proliferative disorders. The present invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds of the present invention optionally in combination with other pharmaceutically active agents.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
February 28, 2003
Date of Patent:
October 23, 2007
Assignee:
Biota, Inc.
Inventors:
Phillip D. Cook, Guangyi Wang, Thomas W. Bruice, Nicholas A. Boyle, Janet M. Leeds, Jennifer L. Brooks, Marija Prhavc, Maria Eugenia Ariza, Patrick C. Fagan, Yi Jin, Vivek K. Rajwanshi, Kathleen D. Tucker
Abstract: Nucleosides and nucleotides containing a tricyclic base portion thereof are useful for treating infectious diseases and proliferative disorders, such as viral infections or cancer respectively.
Type:
Application
Filed:
February 14, 2007
Publication date:
June 14, 2007
Applicant:
BIOTA, INC.
Inventors:
Phillip Cook, Gregory Ewing, Deborah Ewing, Yi Jin, John Lambert, Marija Prhavc, Vasanthankumar Rajappan, Vivek Rajwanshi, Kandasamy Sakthivel