Claims
- 1. A selenium-containing gold compound having the general formula:
- (R.sub.2).sub.3 P.fwdarw.Au--Se--R.sub.1 ( 1)
- wherein
- R.sub.1 stands for
- an unsubstituted or substituted glucose radical,
- an unsubstituted or substituted malic acid radical,
- an unsubstituted or substituted malate radical, or
- an unsubstituted or substituted phenylcarbamoylmethyl radical; and
- R.sub.2 stands for a linear or branched alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms.
- 2. A selenium-containing gold compound according to claim 1, wherein R.sub.1 stands for an unsubstituted or substituted glucose radical represented by ##STR15## wherein R.sub.3, R.sub.4, R.sub.5 and R.sub.6 each independently stand for H, an acetyl group, a propionyl group or a butyryl group.
- 3. A selenium-containing gold compound according to claim 2, wherein R.sub.1 stands for a 2,3,4,6-tetra-O-acetyl-1-.beta.-D-glucopyranosyl radical represented by ##STR16## wherein R'.sub.3, R'.sub.4, R'.sub.5 and R'.sub.6 each stand for an acetyl group and R.sub.2 stands for an ethyl group.
- 4. A selenium-containing gold compound according to claim 2 wherein R.sub.1 stands for a 1-.beta.-D-glucopyranosyl radical represented by ##STR17## and R.sub.2 stands for an ethyl group.
- 5. A method of treating a patient suffering from rheumatoid arthritis, which comprises administering to a petient an effective amount of a selenium-containing gold compound according to claim 1.
Parent Case Info
This application is a continuation-in-part of our U.S. patent application Ser. No. 347,708 filed on Feb. 11, 1982 now abandoned.
PCT Information
Filing Document |
Filing Date |
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102e Date |
371c Date |
PCT/US83/01239 |
8/10/1983 |
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4/9/1985 |
4/9/1985 |
US Referenced Citations (1)
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Date |
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4096250 |
Hill |
Jun 1978 |
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Continuation in Parts (1)
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Parent |
347708 |
Feb 1982 |
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