| abstract |
The invention provides a method for the cryopreservation of organs and the treatment of viral and/or microbial infections, the substance or composition comprising an active agent selected from the group consisting of amides of the general formula R3-CO-NR1R2, in which: R1 and R2 are independently selected from the group including H, Me, halomethyl, saturated and unsaturated C2-C3 alkyl groups, saturated and unsaturated halogenated C2-C3 alkyl groups, hydroxylated alkyl groups; or R1 and R2 are together selected from (CH2)n, wherein n = 4 or 5, or (CH2)2O(CH2)2; and R3 is selected from H, Me and saturated an unsaturated C2-C3 alkyl groups. |