SUBSTITUTED TARAXASTANES USEFUL FOR TREATING VIRAL INFECTIONS

Substituted taraxastanes useful for treating viral infections, are provided herein. Thus, in a first aspect, the invention provides compounds of Formula I and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein the variables R1, R2, and X are defined herein. The compounds described herein are tho...

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Main Authors BRADBURY, BARTON JAMES, HUANG, MINGJUN
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
French
Published 30.08.2007
Subjects
CHEMISTRY
HUMAN NECESSITIES
HYGIENE
MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE
METALLURGY
ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
PREPARATIONS FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL, OR TOILET PURPOSES
SPECIFIC THERAPEUTIC ACTIVITY OF CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS ORMEDICINAL PREPARATIONS
STEROIDS
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Summary:Substituted taraxastanes useful for treating viral infections, are provided herein. Thus, in a first aspect, the invention provides compounds of Formula I and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein the variables R1, R2, and X are defined herein. The compounds described herein are thought to act by inhibiting retroviral maturation, including maturation of encapsulated retroviruses viruses, such as the HIV viruses, HIV-1 and HIV-2. Pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds of Formula I are included herein. Methods of using such compounds to treat human patients infected with an HIV virus and reducing the mortality of AIDS are also provided herein.
Bibliography:Application Number: CA20072643028