Antiprotozoal cyclic tetrapeptides
US5922837A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 27, 1997 |
| Grant date | Jul 13, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 27, 2017 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02A50/30
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The present invention provides novel cyclic tetrapeptides useful in the treatment or prevention of protozoal diseases; in particular, the novel compounds are active against the causative pathogens in malaria, toxoplasmosis, and coccidiosis. The invention also relates to the use of known compounds which are histone deacetylase inhibitors as antiprotozoal agents.
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