Patent ID: 6627610
Filing Date: 2003-09-30
Classification: A61K,C07K,C12N,C12Q,G01N,Y02A

Abstract:
A method to treat a viral infection in a subject via inhibiting the prenylation of a protein contained in the virus infecting said subject, which method comprises administering to said subject an agent selected from the group consisting ofan agent that mimics the amino acid sequence of a â€œCXXXâ€  (SEQ ID NO:1), â€œXCXXâ€  (SEQ ID NO:4), â€œXXCXâ€  (SEQ ID NO:5), or â€œXXXCâ€  (SEQ ID NO: 6) box as it occurs in said viral protein, and an inhibitor of a prenyl transferase.