Patent ID: 6399589
Filing Date: 2002-06-04
Classification: A61P,C07F,C07H

Abstract:
A method for decreasing the activity of a virus in an organism, comprising the steps of administering to said organism an effective amount of a compound having formula Ia:RSâ€”P(&boxH;O) (QR)â€”Nuâ€ƒâ€ƒ(Ia) in which:each R is, independently, â€”(CH2)nâ€”Wâ€”X; X is â€”C(&boxH;Z)(Y) or â€”Sâ€”U; Z is O or S; W is O or S; Q is O or S; each of Y and U is, independently, an alkyl, aryl or saccharide radical; n is 1 to 4; and Nu is a biologically active compound or the dephosphorylated residue of a compound which is biologically active when it bears a phosphate or phosphonate group.