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Cyclic hexapeptides having antibiotic activity

US6399567B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateJun 16, 1999
Grant dateJun 4, 2002
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Expiry dateJun 16, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61K38/00
  • WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

This invention relates to new polypeptide compounds represented by the following formula (I): whereinR1 is as defined in the description or a salt thereof which have antimicrobial activities (especially, antifungal activities), inhibitory activity on &bgr;-1,3-glucan synthase, to process for preparation thereof, to a pharmaceutical composition comprising the same, and to a method for the prophylactic and/or therapeutic treatment of infectious disease including Pneumocystis carinii infection (e.g., Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia) in a human being or an animal.

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