Anti-hepatitis C composition and method for preparing drug for inhibiting hepatitis C viruses or treating hepatitis C
AssigneeIndustrial Technology Research Institute
InventorsLain-Tze Lee, Shau-Feng Chang, Hui-Ping Tsai, Zong-Keng Kuo, Chen-Fang Chung
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Abstract
The invention provides an anti-hepatitis C composition including: an effective amount of limonoid compound, wherein the structure of the limonoid compound is shown as Structure (I): where R1 comprises H or OAc and R2 comprises H or COCH(CH3)2; and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier or salt, and the anti-hepatitis C composition is used for inhibiting hepatitis C virus or treating hepatitis C. The invention also provides a method for treating hepatitis C and a method for preparing a drug for inhibiting hepatitis C viruses or treating hepatitis C.
Claims5
A method for treating hepatitis C, comprising administering an effective amount of an anti-hepatitis C composition to a patient in need, wherein the anti-hepatitis C composition consists essentially of
- a limonoid compound, wherein the structure of the limonoid compound is shown as Structure (I):
- wherein R1 is H or OAc and R2 is H or COCH(CH3)2;
- and
- a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier or salt.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.