Article: Publication No. WO/2009/106019 Published on Sept. 3, Assigned to Centro de Ingenieria Genetica y Biotecnologica for Antiviral Activity Chemical Compound (Cuban Inventors)

GENEVA, Sept. 9 -- Yuliet Mazola Reyes, Glay Chinea Santiago, Osmany Guirola Cruz, Roberto Vera Alvarez, Vivian Huerta Galindo, Noralvis Fleitas Salazar and Alexis Musacchio Lasa - all from Cuba, have developed chemical compounds with antiviral activity against dengue virus and other flaviviruses.

The patent has been assigned to Centro de Ingenieria Genetica y Biotecnologica, Ciudad de la Habana, Cuba.

According to an abstract posted by the World Intellectual Property Organization, the invention relates to the "use of chemical compounds obtained in silico for the preparation of pharmaceutical compositions for attenuating or inhibiting dengue virus infection, in particular by interference ...

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