Patents Assigned to Ribapharm Inc.
  • Publication number: 20060135768
    Abstract: A hydroxyalkylated heterocyclic base is prepared by reacting a heterocyclic base with an alkylene carbonate in dimethylacetamide as a solvent, wherein the hydroxyalkylated heterocyclic base is isolated from the solvent using isopropanol or tert-butylmethylether.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2002
    Publication date: June 22, 2006
    Applicant: RIBAPHARM INC.
    Inventors: Kanda Ramasamy, Jean-Luc Girardet, Haoyun An, Zhi Hong, Robert Orr
  • Patent number: 6906190
    Abstract: A polymerase inhibitor has first moiety coupled to a second moiety via an optional linker in which the first moiety binds to an initiation nucleotide binding site of a polymerase and forms at least two hydrogen bonds with an RNA template strand that is associated with the polymerase, and in which the second moiety comprised a compound that binds to a site proximal to the nucleotide binding site of the polymerase and thereby increases the affinity of the polymerase inhibitor to the polymerase.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2005
    Assignee: Ribapharm Inc.
    Inventors: Nanhua Yao, Haoyun An, Todd Appleby, Shahul Nilar, Yili Ding, Zhi Hong
  • Patent number: 6831069
    Abstract: Compositions and methods for pyrrolo[2,3-d]pyrimidine nucleoside analogs having substituents at the C4′ and C5′ positions of the ribofuranose moiety are presented. Contemplated compositions exhibit, among other things, anti-cancer and immunomodulating effects at reduced cytotoxicity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2004
    Assignee: Ribapharm Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Tam, Guangyi Wang, Johnson Lau, Zhi Hong