Patent number: 8541434
Abstract: The present invention provides compounds of Formula (I): and tautomers, isomers, and esters of said compounds, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts, solvates, and pro-drugs of said compounds, wherein each of R, R1, X, Y, Z, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8, R9, R18, R19 and n is selected independently and as defined herein. Compositions comprising such compounds are also provided. The compounds of the invention are effective as inhibitors of HCV, and are useful, alone and together with other therapeutic agents, in treating or preventing diseases or disorders such as viral infections and virus-related disorders.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
August 19, 2009
Date of Patent:
September 24, 2013
Assignees:
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp., Southern Research Institute
Inventors:
Cecil D. Kwong, F. George Njoroge, Subramaniam Ananthan, Ashok Arasappan, Frank Bennett, Jeremy Clark, Anita T. Fowler, Feng Geng, Hollis S. Kezar, III, Joseph A. Maddry, John J. Piwinski, Robert C. Reynolds, Abhijit Roychowdhury, John A. Secrist, III, Neng-Yang Shih
Patent number: 8470834
Abstract: The present invention provides compounds of Formula (I): (Chemical formula should be inserted here as it appears on abstract in paper form) (I) and tautomers, isomers, and esters of said compounds, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts, solvates, and prodrugs of said compounds, wherein each of R, R1, X, Y, Z, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8, R9, R18, R19, and n is selected independently and as defined herein. Compositions comprising such compounds are also provided. The compounds of the invention are effective as inhibitors of HCV, and are useful, alone and together with other therapeutic agents, in treating or preventing diseases or disorders such as viral infections and virus-related disorders.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
August 19, 2009
Date of Patent:
June 25, 2013
Assignees:
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp., Southern Research Institute
Inventors:
Cecil D. Kwong, F. George Njoroge, Subramaniam Ananthan, Feng Geng, Hollis S. Kezar, III, Joseph A. Maddry, John J. Piwinski, Robert C. Reynolds, John A. Secrist, III, Neng-Yang Shih