PROCESS FOR THE HYDROXYLATION OF AN ACYCLIC OR CYCLIC METHYLENE RADICAL IN THE ALLYLIC POSITION, PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITION CONTAINING HYDROXYCHOLESTEROL DERIVATIVES AND UTILIZATION OF SUCH COMPOSITIONS FOR THE PREPARATION OF DRUGS
US6423702B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 22, 1998 |
| Grant date | Jul 23, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 15, 2020 |
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- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC12P33/06
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A pharmaceutical composition conatining at least one C3-OH ether or fatty acid monoester of 7B-hydroxycholesterol selected from the group consisting of the ethers or esters of palmitic, oleic, hexenoic, decenoic and arachindonic acids or esters. The composition is useful as a cytotoxic agent for the treatment on cells having a high proliferative potential.
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