Inventors:
Laszlo R. Treiber - Gillette NJ
Russell B. Lingham - Watchung NJ
Byron H. Arison - Watchung NJ
Lawrence F. Colwell - Eatontown NJ
Georgette Dezeny - Short Hills NJ
Nancy E. Kohl - Wyndmoor PA
Assignee:
Merck & Co., Inc. - Rahway NJ
International Classification:
C12P 100
C12N 120
Abstract:
A novel dipeptide isostere is the biotransformed product after incubation with a culture of Streptomyces. It inhibits HIV protease, and is useful in the prevention or treatment of infection by HIV and the treatment of AIDS, either as a compound, pharmaceutically acceptable salt, pharmaceutical composition ingredient, whether or not as a prodrug or as a combination with other antivirals, anti-infectives, immunomodulators, antibiotics or vaccines. Methods of treating AIDS and methods of preventing or treating infection by HIV are also described.