申请人:——
公开号:US20030236242A1
公开(公告)日:2003-12-25
The present invention relates to compounds that are useful as protease inhibitors, particularly as serine protease inhibitors, and more particularly as hepatitis C NS3 protease inhibitors. As such, they act by interfering with the life cycle of the hepatitis C virus and are also useful as antiviral agents. This invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds. The compounds and pharmaceutical compositions of this invention are particularly well suited for inhibiting HCV NS3 protease activity and consequently, may be advantageously used as therapeutic agents against the hepatitis C virus and other viruses that are dependent upon a serine protease for proliferation. This invention also relates to methods for inhibiting the activity of proteases, including hepatitis C virus NS3 protease and other serine proteases, using the compounds of this invention and related compounds.
本发明涉及可用作蛋白酶抑制剂的化合物,特别是丝氨酸蛋白酶抑制剂,更具体地说是丙型肝炎NS3蛋白酶抑制剂。因此,它们通过干扰丙型肝炎病毒的生命周期发挥作用,并且还可用作抗病毒药物。本发明还涉及包含这些化合物的药物组合物。本发明的这些化合物和药物组合物特别适用于抑制HCV NS3蛋白酶活性,因此可能有利地用作针对丙型肝炎病毒和其他依赖丝氨酸蛋白酶进行增殖的病毒的治疗剂。本发明还涉及使用本发明的化合物和相关化合物抑制蛋白酶活性的方法,包括丙型肝炎病毒NS3蛋白酶和其他丝氨酸蛋白酶。