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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8183216 | Nucleoside derivatives as inhibitors of viral polymerases A class of nucleoside derivatives of formula (I), as defined herein, that are useful as inhibitors of RNA-dependent RNA viral replication and in particular HCV replication, are provided. Also provided are processes for the synthesis and use of such compounds for tre... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8178520 | Macrocyclic compounds as antiviral agents The present invention relates to macrocyclic compounds of formula (I): wherein W, n, R1, Ra, Rb, R3, R4, M, Z, ring A and ring B are defined herein, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, pharmaceutical ... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8168757 | PD-1 binding proteins The present invention features PD-1 binding proteins, a subset of which inhibits binding of PD-L1 to the PD-1 receptor. These binding proteins can be employed to modulate the immune system through the manipulation of the PD-1 signaling pathway, enhancing host immuni... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8163937 | Process for preparing (1R,2S,5S)-N-[(1S)-3-amino-1-(cyclobutylmethyl)-2,3-dioxopropyl]-3-[(2S)-2-[[[(1,1-dimethylethyl)amino]-carbonyl]amino]-3,3-dimethyl-1-oxobutyl]-6,6-dimethyl-3-azabicyclo[3.1.0]hexane-2-carboxamide The present invention relates also to a process for the preparation of intermediate compounds useful in preparing the compounds of Formula (I) using the process of Scheme (II). ... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8158807 | Process for the preparation of 6,6-dimethyl-3-azabicyclo-[3.1.0]-hexane compounds utilizing bisulfite intermediate The present invention provides for a process for preparing 6,6-Dimethyl-3-aza-bicyclo[3.1.0]hexane-2-sulfonate, an intermediate useful in the efficient preparation of (1R,2S,5S)-methyl 6,6-dimethyl-3-azabicyclo[3,1,0]hexane-2-carboxylic acid and esters and salts the... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8148349 | Nucleoside cyclic phosphoramidates for the treatment of RNA-dependent RNA viral infection The present invention provides nucleoside cyclic phosphoramidates of formula (I), pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds of formula (I) and methods of inhibiting RNA-dependent RNA polymerase, inhibiting RNA-dependent RNA viral replication, and/or treat... | 04/03/2012 |
| RE43298 | Peptides as NS3-serine protease inhibitors of hepatitis C virus The present invention discloses novel compounds which have HCV protease inhibitory activity as well as methods for preparing such compounds. In another embodiment, the invention discloses pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds as well as methods of us... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8143305 | 2,3-substituted indole derivatives for treating viral infections The present invention relates to 2,3-Substituted Indole Derivatives, compositions comprising at least one 2,3-Substituted Indole Derivative, and methods of using the 2,3-Substituted Indole Derivatives for treating or preventing a viral infection or a virus-related d... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8138164 | HCV NS3 protease inhibitors The present invention relates to macrocyclic compounds of formula (I) that are useful as inhibitors of the hepatitis C virus (HCV) NS3 protease, their synthesis, and their use for treating or preventing HCV infections. ... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8124108 | Polypeptides for inducing a protective immune response against The present invention features polypeptides comprising an amino acid sequence structurally related to SEQ ID NO: 1 and uses of such polypeptides. SEQ ID NO: 1 is a truncated derivative of a full-length S. epidermidis polypeptide. The full-length naturally occ... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8119602 | Administration of HCV protease inhibitors in combination with food to improve bioavailability Methods of treating, preventing or ameliorating one or more symptoms of hepatitis C in a subject comprising the step of administering at least one HCV protease inhibitor in combination with food are provided. Also provided are methods of increasing bioavailability o... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8106176 | Matrix metalloproteinase 11 vaccine Compositions comprising matrix metalloproteinase 11 (MMP-11) or stromelysin-3 (ST-3) or the nucleic acid encoding the MMP-11 for use in vaccines for treating tumors and cancers, which overexpress MMP-11, are described. In particular embodiments, the compositions com... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8101595 | Antiviral indoles Compounds of the formula (I) wherein A, B, D, M, Ar, W, X, Y, Z and R1 are as defined herein, are useful in the prevention and treatment of hepatitis C infections. The compounds, their preparation, pharmaceutical compositions containing them and their use... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8080654 | Macrocyclic quinoxaline compounds as HCV NS3 protease inhibitors The present invention relates to macrocyclic a compound of formula (I) and its use as inhibitors of the hepatitis C virus (HCV) NS3 protease, and in treating or preventing HCV infections. ... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8071568 | Nucleoside aryl phosphoramidates for the treatment of RNA-dependent RNA viral infection The present invention provides nucleoside aryl phosphoramidates of structural formula (I) which are precursors to inhibitors of RNA-dependent RNA viral polymerase. These compounds are precursors to inhibitors of RNA-dependent RNA viral replication and are useful for... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8067379 | Sulfur compounds as inhibitors of hepatitis C virus NS3 serine protease The present invention discloses novel compounds which have HCV protease inhibitory activity as well as methods for preparing such compounds. In another embodiment, the invention discloses pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds as well as methods of us... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8034933 | Piperidine derivatives useful as CCR5 antagonists The present invention provides a compound of the formula or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof, wherein R1, R2, R3, R9, R10, A and B are as defined i... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8026082 | Synthetic gene control region The present invention provides a synthetic gene control region which comprises a gene regulatory sequence comprising a binding site for a gene regulatory protein of a yeast strain, and a promoter from filamentous fungal strain located downstream of the gene regulato... | 09/27/2011 |
| 8017387 | Telomerase reverse transcriptase fusion protein, nucleotides encoding it, and uses thereof Polynucleotides encoding telomerase reverse transcriptase (TERT) fusion proteins are provided, the TERT fusion proteins comprising a TERT protein, or functional variant thereof, fused to a substantial portion of the B subunit of heat labile enterotoxin (LTB). TERT v... | 09/13/2011 |
| 8012982 | Modulators of HCV replication The present invention is directed to compounds of formula (I): where X, Y, R1, R2 and R3 are defined therein, which can act as modulators of viral replication and/or virus production, especi... | 09/06/2011 |
| 7998732 | Process for large scale production of plasmid DNA by fermentation The present invention relates generally to a method for increasing the yield of plasmid DNA production. The method includes the steps of selecting a highly productive clonal subtype of a strain of E. coli, including but not limited to the DH5 strain, harborin... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7989438 | Therapeutic compounds A class of macrocyclic compounds of formula (I), wherein R7, A, Ar, B, D, F, M, Q1, Q2, W, X, Y and Z are defined herein, that are useful as inhibitors of viral proteases, particularly the hepatitis C virus (HCV) NS3 protease, are pr... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7981879 | HIV integrase inhibitors Compounds of Formula I are inhibitors of FHV integrase and inhibitors of FHV replication (I), wherein m, n, X, R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7; R8, R9 and R10 ar... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7976848 | Optimized expression of HPV 58 L1 in yeast Synthetic DNA molecules encoding the HPV58 L1 protein are provided. Specifically, the present invention provides polynucleotides encoding HPV58 L1 protein, wherein said polynucleotides are codon-optimized for high level expression in a yeast cell. The synthetic mole... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7973040 | Macrocyclic quinoxaline compounds as HCV NS3 protease inhibitors The present invention relates to macrocyclic a compound of formula (I) and its use as inhibitors of the hepatitis C virus (HCV) NS3 protease, and in treating or preventing HCV infections. ... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7973026 | Thienopyrroles as antiviral agents The present invention relates to tetracyclic thienopyrrole compounds of formula (I), wherein Ar, A, D1, D2, W, X, Y and Z are defined herein, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, pharmaceutical compositions comprising them, and their use for the treatment ... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7968564 | HIV integrase inhibitors Tricyclic compounds of Formula I are inhibitors of HIV integrase and inhibitors of HIV replication: wherein bond a, ring A, R1, R2 and R3 are defined herein. The compounds are useful for the... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7939537 | HIV integrase inhibitors Pyridopyrimidine carboxamide compounds of Formula I are inhibitors of HIV integrase and inhibitors of HIV replication: wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5 and R6 are ... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7928193 | Antigen binding proteins directed against scavenger receptor B1 that inhibit HCV replication The present invention features antigen binding protein that bind to a SR-BI target region identified herein as a region involved in HCV E2 binding. Identified target regions are regions bound by a single-chain antibody of SEQ ID NOs: 1, 2, 3 or 4. ... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7927870 | DNA vaccine formulations This invention relates to novel methods and formulations of nucleic acid pharmaceutical products, specifically formulations of nucleic acid vaccine products and nucleic acid gene therapy products. The formulations of the disclosure stabilize the conformation of DNA ... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7923204 | Forward mutation assay based on 5-fluorouracil resistance Disclosed herein is a novel forward mutation assay based on 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) resistance which utilizes a strain of Salmonella typhimurium derived from the Ames strain TA100. More specifically, the invention provides a high throughput alternative to the s... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7879815 | Nucleoside aryl phosphoramidates for the treatment of RNA-dependent RNA viral infection The present invention provides nucleoside aryl phosphoramidates of structural formula (I) which are precursors to inhibitors of RNA-dependent RNA viral polymerase. These compounds are precursors to inhibitors of RNA-dependent RNA viral replication and are useful for... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7879797 | HCV NS3 protease inhibitors The present invention relates to macrocyclic compounds of formula (I) that are useful as inhibitors of the hepatitis C virus (HCV) NS3 protease, their synthesis, and their use for treating or preventing HCV infections. ... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7851438 | Erythropoietin compositions Methods and materials are provided for the production of compositions of erythropoietin protein, wherein said compositions comprise a pre-selected N-linked glycosylation pattern as the predominant N-glycoform. ... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7834145 | HCV protease substrates The present invention features HCV NS3 protease substrates containing a europium label and a quenching group. The europium label and quenching group are located on different sides of an ester HCV NS3 protease cleavage site. The substrate can be used in a time-resolv... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7834062 | Aminoalkylphenols, methods of using and making the same The present invention relates to Mannich base antimalarial aminoalkylphenol compounds and their use against protozoa of the genus Plasmodium, particularly emerging strains of drug-resistant Plasmodia. This invention further relates to compositions containing ... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7820680 | HIV integrase inhibitors Bicyclic uracils and related compounds are inhibitors of HIV integrase and inhibitors of HIV replication. In one embodiment, the compounds are of Formula I: wherein a, b, Y, R1, R2, R3 and R... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7811577 | Covalently stabilized chimeric coiled-coil HIV gp41 N-peptides with improved antiviral activity Methods of covalently-stabilizing alpha-helical, chimeric peptides constrained within a homotrimeric or heterotrimeric coiled-coil structure are disclosed. The coiled-coil structures made by the methods disclosed within this specification mimic all or a portion of t... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7807684 | HIV reverse transcriptase inhibitors Compounds having the structure: are HIV reverse transcriptase inhibitors, wherein A, X, Y, Z, R1 and R2 are defined herein. The compounds and their pharmaceutically acceptable salts are useful in the i... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7807455 | Method to confer cell culture replication activity to different Hepatitis C virus isolates The present invention features methods for producing HCV replicons using HCV encoding sequences from different isolates. The featured methods are based on the discovered importance of NS3 amino acid position 470 in conferring cell culture replication activity to dif... | 10/05/2010 |