Abstract: The invention relates to novel compositions and methods of using maribavir which enhance its effectiveness in medical therapy, as well as to maribavir isomers and methods of use thereof for counteracting the potentially adverse effects of maribavir isomerization in vivo in the event it occurs.

Abstract: The invention relates to molecules for treatment and diagnosis of tumors and malignancies, comprising a tumor seeking biomolecule, which is coupled to an intercalating moiety, which is capable of complexing a metal, which metal is preferably a radioactive metal, to the use of these molecules and to therapeutic and diagnostic compositions containing them.

Abstract: The invention relates to novel crystalline phases of 5,6-dichloro-2-(isopropylamino)-1-(?-L-ribofuranosyl)-1H-benzimidazole (Maribavir), pharmaceutical compositions thereof and their use in medical therapy.

Abstract: The invention relates to novel crystalline phases of 5,6-dichloro-2-(isopropylamino)-1-(?-L-ribofuranosyl)-1H-benzimidazole (Maribavir), pharmaceutical compositions thereof and their use in medical therapy.

Abstract: The invention relates to novel crystalline forms of 5,6-dichloro-2-(isopropylamino)-1-(?-L-ribofuranosyl)-1H-benzimidazole (Maribavir), pharmaceutical compositions thereof and their use in medical therapy.

Abstract: The invention relates to novel crystalline phases of 5,6-dichloro-2-(isopropylamino)-1-(?-L-ribofuranosyl)-1H-benzimidazole (Maribavir), pharmaceutical compositions thereof and their use in medical therapy.

Abstract: The invention relates to new methods of preparing substituted benzimidazole compounds, such as 2-bromo-5,6-dichlorobenzimidazole, which are useful in the preparation of compounds having antiviral activity.

Abstract: The invention relates to crystalline forms of 5,6-dichloro-2-(isopropylamino)-1-?-L-ribofuranosyl-1Hbenzimidazole, pharmaceutical compositions comprising the same, processes for preparing the same, and their use in medical therapy.

Abstract: The invention relates to new methods of preparing substituted benzimidazole compounds, such as 2-bromo-5,6-dichlorobenzimidazole, which are useful in the preparation of compounds having antiviral activity.

Abstract: S-Adenosyl-L-methionine analogs of formula (I) wherein R comprises a carbon-carbon double bond, carbon-oxygen double bond, carbon-sulfur double bond, carbon-nitrogen double bond, a carbon-carbon triple bond, carbon-nitrogen triple bond or an aromatic carbocyclic or heterocyclic system in ?-position to the sulfonium center, X— is an organic or inorganic anion carrying one or more negative charges, Z is —CR1R2—, —O—, —S— or —NR3— and R1, R2 and R3 are independently selected from H, D and C1-C12 alkyl. Also disclosed are complexes of the compound with a methyltransferase, pharmaceutical compositions comprising the same, methods for modifying biomolecule using the compound, and methods for detecting sequences specific methylation of biomolecules using the compound.

Abstract: The invention relates to new methods of preparing substituted benzimidazole compounds, such as 2-bromo-5,6-dichlorobenzimidazole, which are useful in the preparation of compounds having antiviral activity.

Abstract: The invention relates to Form physical forms of 5,6-dichloro-2-(isopropylamino)-1-?-L-ribofuranosyl-1H-benzimidazole, pharmaceutical compositions comprising the same, and their use in medical therapy.

Abstract: The invention relates to new methods of preparing substituted benzimidazole compounds, such as 2-bromo-5,6-dichlorobenzimidazole, which are useful in the preparation of compounds having antiviral activity.

Abstract: The present invention relates to benzimidazole derivatives and their use in medical therapy particularly for the treatment or prophylaxis of restenosis.

Abstract: The present invention relates to polysubstituted benzimidazoles, having the following formula: 1

Abstract: The invention relates to Form physical forms of 5,6-dichloro-2-(isopropylamino)-1-&bgr;-L-ribofuranosyl-1H-benzimidazole, pharmaceutical compositions comprising the same, and their use in medical therapy.

Abstract: The invention relates to Form VI 5,6-dichloro-2-(isopropylamino)-1-&bgr;-L-ribofuranosyl-1H-benzimidazole, pharmaceutical compositions comprising the same, and their use in medical therapy.

Abstract: The invention relates to Form physical forms of 5,6-dichloro-2-(isopropylamino)-1-&bgr;-L-ribofuranosyl-1H-benzimidazole, pharmaceutical compositions comprising the same, and their use in medical therapy.

Abstract: The present invention pertains to D- and L-lyxofuranosyl benzimidazole compounds. In one embodiment, the present invention pertains to D- and L-lyxofuranosyl benzimidazole compounds selected from the group consisting of compounds having a formula selected from the following: wherein R2, R4, R5, R6, and R7 are independently the same or different and independently selected from the group consisting of: —H, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, —NO2, —N(R8)2, —OR8, —SR12, and —CF3, wherein R8 is independently —H or an alkyl group having 1-6 carbon atoms and wherein R12 is independently —H or a hydrocarbyl group having 1-10 carbon atoms; and, R9, R10 and R11 are independently the same or different and are H or a hydroxyl protecting group; anomeric and optical isomers thereof; and, pharmaceutically acceptable salts and prodrug derivatives thereof.

Abstract: According to a first aspect of the invention there is provided compounds of formula (I): wherein: R1 is hydroxy; O-acetyl; or a halo atom; R2 is hydroxy; O-acetyl; or a halo atom; R3 is hydrogen; a halo atom; azido; C2-6alkenyl; C2-6alkynyl; C6-14aryl C2-6alkenyl; C6-14arylC2-6alkynyl —NR8R9 (where R8 and R9 may be the same or different and are hydrogen, C1-8alkyl, cyanoC1-8alkyl, hydroxyC1-8alkyl, haloC1-8alkyl, C3-7cycloalkyl, C1-8alkylC3-7cycloalkyl, C2-6alkenyl, C3-7cycloalkylC1-8alkyl, C2-6alkynyl, C6-14aryl, C6-14arylC1-8alkyl, heterocycleC1-8alkyl, C1-8alkylcarbonyl, C6-14arylsulfonyl, C1-8alkysulfonyl, or R8R9 together with the N atom to which they are attached form a 3,4,5 or 6 membered heterocyclic ring); —OR10 (where R10 is hydrogen, C1-8alkyl, C6-14aryl, or C6-14arylC1-8alkyl, C2-6alkenyl, C2-6alkynyl, C6-14aryl C2-6alkenyl or C6-14arylC2-6alkynyl); or —SR11 (where R11 is hydrogen, C1-8alkyl, C6-14aryl, or C6-14arylC1-8alkyl).

Abstract: Novel purine L-nucleoside compounds are disclosed, in which both the purine rings and the sugar are either modified, functionalized, or both. The novel compounds or pharmaceutically acceptable esters or salts thereof may be used in pharmaceutical compositions, and such compositions may be used to treat an infection, an infestation, a neoplasm, or an autoimmune disease. The novel compounds may also be used to modulate aspects of the immune system, including modulation of Th1 and Th2.

Abstract: The present invention relates to benzimidazole derivatives and their use in medical therapy particularly for the treatment or prophylaxis of virus infections such as those caused by herpes viruses. The invention also relates to the preparation of the benzimidazole derivatives and pharmaceutical formulations containing them.

Abstract: The present invention relates to polysubstituted benzimidazoles, having the following formula: 1

Abstract: This invention pertains to nucleoside analogs that have antiviral activity and improved metabolic stability, compositions comprising them, and methods of antiviral treatment employing them. More particularly, this invention pertains to imidazo[1,2-a]pyridine C-nucleosides, as exemplified by compounds such as imidazo[l,2-a]pyridine C5-nucleosides and imidazo[1,2-a]pyridine C3-nucleosides, and may be represented by formula (I), wherein exactly one of Q3 and Q5 is a sugar-like moiety; exactly one of Q3 and Q5 is —H; and Q2, Q6, Q7 and Q8 are independently imidazo[1,2-a]pyridine substituents, such as —H, —F, —Cl, —Br and —I.

Abstract: The present invention relates to benzimidazole derivatives and their use in medical therapy particularly for the treatment or prophylaxis of virus infections such as those caused by herpes viruses. The invention also relates to the preparation of the benzimidazole derivatives and pharmaceutical formulations containing them.