Inventors:
Samuel Broder - Bethesda MD
Seiji Hayashi - Bethesda MD
Hiroaki Mitsuya - Rockville MD
Jiri Zemlicka - Warren MI
Shashikant Phadtare - Detroit MI
Assignee:
The United States of America as represented by the Department of Health
and Human Services - Washington DC
International Classification:
A61K 3152, A61K 31505, C07D47334, C07D23947
Abstract:
Compounds which are active against retroviruses have the following formula
HOH. sub. 2 C--CH. dbd. C. dbd. CH--B
wherein B is a purine or pyrimidine heterocyclic ring which is preferably selected from the group consisting of cytosine, 5-halo substituted cytosine, 5-alkyl substituted cytosine, 6-aminopurine, 2,6-diaminopurine, 6-hydroxypurine, 2-amino-6-hydroxypurine, 3-deazapurines, 7-deazapurines, 8-azapurines, and 6-azapyrimidines.