PHARMACOLOGICAL AGENT THAT INCLUDES PICOLINIC ACID, FUSARIC ACID AND ITS DERIVATIVES

摘要

A pharmacologically active metal ion chelating agent for the treatment of a disease, disorder or condition chosen from the group consisting of hepatitis C infections, angiogenesis, sunburn, decreased immune function, metastatic colon cancer and upper respiratory infections, where the disease it is mediated by a protein having a metal ion-protein complex, the agent having the following structure: or a respective pharmacologically acceptable salt, wherein R1, R2, R3 or R4 are selected from the group consisting of a sixteen amino acid peptide, carboxyl group, methyl group, ethyl group, propyl group, isopropyl group, butyl group, isobutyl group, secondary butyl group, tertiary butyl group, pentyl group, isopentyl group, neopentyl group, fluorine, chlorine, bromine, iodine and hydrogen.