Inventors:
Jeffrey J. Blumenstein - Germantown MD
Christopher J. Michejda - Potomac MD
Stephen Oroszlan - Potomac MD
Terry Copeland - Frederick MD
Assignee:
The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the
Department of Health & Human Services - Washington DC
International Classification:
A61K 3140
A61K 31335
Abstract:
The present invention is related to compounds, compositions and methods of treating viral infections. Compounds of the present invention have the following general formula: ##STR1## wherein R is selected from --CH. sub. 2 OH, --CO. sub. 2 R. sup. 2, --CONR. sup. 3 R. sup. 4, or COR. sup. 5, wherein R. sup. 2 is hydrogen or a lower alkyl group, R. sup. 3 and R. sup. 4 are each independently hydrogen or a lower alkyl group, R. sup. 5 is an amino acid residue bound via a terminal nitrogen or peptide having at least two amino acid residues; and wherein R. sup. 1 is C. sub. 5 -C. sub. 13 alkyl, aryl, aralkyl, aralkyl(lower alkyl) ether, or C. sub. 5 -C. sub. 13 alkyl (lower alkyl)ether.