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Hepatitis C virus inhibitors

US8221737B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJun 15, 2010
Grant dateJul 17, 2012
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Expiry dateJun 15, 2030

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC07D487/08
  • WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The present invention discloses compounds of Formula (I), or pharmaceutically acceptable salts, esters, or prodrugs thereof:which inhibit RNA-containing virus, particularly the hepatitis C virus (HCV). Consequently, the compounds of the present invention interfere with the life cycle of the hepatitis C virus and are also useful as antiviral agents. The present invention further relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising the aforementioned compounds for administration to a subject suffering from HCV infection. The invention also relates to methods of treating an HCV infection in a subject by administering a pharmaceutical composition comprising the compounds of the present invention.

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