Abstract: The present invention relates to cyclic sulfone moiety-containing hydroxyethylamine protease inhibitor compounds and pharmaceutical or method of use therefor, particularly as an inhibitor of HIV protease.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
February 20, 2003
Date of Patent:
April 5, 2005
Assignees:
G. D. Searle & Co., Pharmacia Corporation (Monsanto Corporation)
Inventors:
Deborah E. Bertenshaw, Daniel Getman, Robert M. Heintz, John J. Talley, Kathryn L. Reed, Robert Alan Chrusciel, Michael Clare