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FI900101A
FI900101A FI900101A FI900101A FI900101A FI 900101 A FI900101 A FI 900101A FI 900101 A FI900101 A FI 900101A FI 900101 A FI900101 A FI 900101A FI 900101 A FI900101 A FI 900101A
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William W Bachovchin
Andrew G Plaut
Charles A Kettner
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William W Bachovchin
Andrew G Plaut
Charles A Kettner
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    • CCHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C07ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
    • C07KPEPTIDES
    • C07K5/00Peptides containing up to four amino acids in a fully defined sequence; Derivatives thereof
    • C07K5/04Peptides containing up to four amino acids in a fully defined sequence; Derivatives thereof containing only normal peptide links
    • C07K5/08Tripeptides
    • C07K5/0827Tripeptides containing heteroatoms different from O, S, or N
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    • C07ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
    • C07KPEPTIDES
    • C07K5/00Peptides containing up to four amino acids in a fully defined sequence; Derivatives thereof
    • C07K5/04Peptides containing up to four amino acids in a fully defined sequence; Derivatives thereof containing only normal peptide links
    • C07K5/06Dipeptides
    • C07K5/06008Dipeptides with the first amino acid being neutral
    • C07K5/06017Dipeptides with the first amino acid being neutral and aliphatic
    • C07K5/0606Dipeptides with the first amino acid being neutral and aliphatic the side chain containing heteroatoms not provided for by C07K5/06086 - C07K5/06139, e.g. Ser, Met, Cys, Thr
    • CCHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C07ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
    • C07KPEPTIDES
    • C07K5/00Peptides containing up to four amino acids in a fully defined sequence; Derivatives thereof
    • C07K5/04Peptides containing up to four amino acids in a fully defined sequence; Derivatives thereof containing only normal peptide links
    • C07K5/06Dipeptides
    • C07K5/06191Dipeptides containing heteroatoms different from O, S, or N

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  • Medicines That Contain Protein Lipid Enzymes And Other Medicines (AREA)
  • Acyclic And Carbocyclic Compounds In Medicinal Compositions (AREA)
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FI900101A 1987-10-06 1990-01-09 Proteas-inhibitorer. FI900101A (fi)

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US07/105,768 US4935493A (en) 1987-10-06 1987-10-06 Protease inhibitors
PCT/US1988/003506 WO1989003223A1 (en) 1987-10-06 1988-10-06 Protease inhibitors

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WO (1) WO1989003223A1 (fi)

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Owner name: BACHOVCHIN, WILLIAM W.

Owner name: PLAUT, ANDREW G

Owner name: KETTNER, CHARLES A.