Patent ID: 6831086
Filing Date: 2004-12-14
Classification: A01N,A61L,C12N

Abstract:
A process for inactivating viruses, comprising:(a) forming a composition by adding acridine or an acridine derivative to a material suspected to contain viruses, wherein the acridine or acridine derivative is present at non-cytotoxic concentrations; and (b) incubating the composition of step (a) in vitro; wherein the acridine derivative is selected from the group consisting of ethacridine, 9-aminoacridine, 3,6 acridinediamine, acrisorcin acrizane, acridine orange, quinacrine, acricide, acridone, acridine-9-carboxylic acid, acranil, phenosafranin, phenoxazine, phenothiazine, acriflavine, and salts thereof.