SUBSTITUTED TARAXASTANES USEFUL FOR TREATING VIRAL INFECTIONS
申请人:BRADBURY Barton James
公开号:US20070197646A1
公开(公告)日:2007-08-23
Substituted taraxastanes useful for treating viral infections, are provided herein. Thus, in a first aspect, the invention provides compounds of Formula I
and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein the variables R
1
, R
2
, and X are defined herein. The compounds described herein are thought to act by inhibiting retroviral maturation, including maturation of encapsulated retroviruses viruses, such as the HIV viruses, HIV-1 and HIV-2. Pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds of Formula I are included herein. Methods of using such compounds to treat human patients infected with an HIV virus and reducing the mortality of AIDS are also provided herein.