Pharmaceutical compositions containing as active substance sulphur-containing carboxylic acids and their use in combating retroviruses

US5334612A · kind A · utility

Assignee

• ASTA Pharma Aktiengesellschaft · DE

Inventors

• Joachim Kalden · Erlangen, DE
• Bernhard Fleckenstein · Wiesenthau, DE
• Andreas Baur · Erlangen, DE
• Thomas Harrer · Erlangen, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Nov 8, 1990
• Grant date: Aug 2, 1994
• Expiry date: Nov 8, 2010

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61P31/14
• WIPO field: Pharmaceuticals
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

Pharmaceutical compositions containing at least one compound of Formula I, ##STR1## where X is a hydrogen atom or both X's represent a direct link between the two sulphur atoms; Y is hydrogen or C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 alkyl and n represents a number from 1 to 10, or their pharmaceutically acceptable salts including .alpha.-lipoic acid and dihydrolipoic acid. The pharmaceutical compositions are useful for the treatment of diseases caused by retroviruses.