Methods and compositions for combatting herpes viruses
AssigneeBioMega/Boehringer Ingelheim Research Inc.
InventorYvan Guindon
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Abstract
A group of known naphthoquinone derivatives have been found to be useful for preventing or relieving herpes viral infections.
Claims5
A method for relieving herpes viral infections in a mammal which comprises administering to the mammal an effective amount of a compound of the formula ##STR2## wherein R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 are the same and are methoxy, ethoxy, propoxy, butoxy, 2-methylpropoxy or 1,1-dimethylethoxy and R.sup.3 is a substituent at the 5 or 6 position of the naphthoquinone ring system, the substituent being selected from the group consisting of bromo, chloro, fluoro, cyano, phenylthio, methylthio, methoxy, ethoxy, propoxy, 1-methylethoxy, butoxy, 2-methylpropyl, acetyl and benzoyl.
A method for relieving herpes viral infections in a mammal which comprises administering to the mammal an effective amount of 2,3-dimethoxy-1,4-naphthalenedione.
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