INHIBITION AND TREATMENT OF HEPATITIS B VIRUS AND FLAVIVIRUS BY HELIOXANTHIN AND ITS ANALOGS

摘要

This invention relates to anti-viral drugs such as Helioxanthin and its analogs. The present compounds may be used alone or in combination with other drugs for the treatment of Hepatitis B virus (HBV), Hepatitis C virus (HCV), Yellow Fever, Dengue Virus, Japanese Encephalitis, West Nile virus and related flaviviruses. In addition, compounds according to the present invention can be used to prevent hepatoma secondary to virus infection as well as other infections or disease states which are secondary to the virus infection.