Claims
- 1. A compound having the formula 9-[4-hydroxy-2-(hydroxymethyl)butyl]guanine.
- 2. A antiviral preparation comprising as an active ingredient the compound of claim 1 together with a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, the proportion of said carrier being such that the pharmaceutical preparation is effective to treat virus infections in an animal or human host in need of such treatment upon administration of the pharmaceutical preparation.
- 3. A method of treatment of virus infections in an animal or human host in need of treatment, comprising administering to the host a therapeutically effective amount of the compound of claim 1.
Priority Claims (2)
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8307052 |
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Parent Case Info
This application is a continuation of application Ser. No. 681,313, filed on Dec. 13, 1984 now abandoned.
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2122197A |
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2122198A |
Jan 1984 |
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Non-Patent Literature Citations (2)
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Pandit et al., Synthetic Communications, 2(6), 345-351, 1972. |
Biochemical Pharmacology, vol. 30, No. 22, pp. 3071-3077 (1981). |
Continuations (1)
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