BICYCLIC CARBOHYDRATE COMPOUNDS USEFUL IN THE TREATMENT OF INFECTIONS CAUSED BY HERPESVIRIDAE

摘要

Bicyclic carbohydrates for the treatment of infections caused by herpseviridae, and in particular cytomegalovirus. The invention consists of the novel bicyclic carbohydrates the generic structure of which is formula I: wherein R1 is either -Bn or -Ph; R2 and R3 are either -alkyl, -aryl, -allyl, or -H; R4 and R5 form a ring and are either -CH(Ph)- or -CH(aryl)- and X is either O, N or S.