Chalcogen Bonded Directly At 2- And 4-positions Patents (Class 544/285)
  • Publication number: 20110301208
    Abstract: Novel classes of viral and fungal inhibitors are disclosed. These compounds are useful in treating, preventing, and/or ameliorating viral infections such as, for example, Hepatitis C Virus, West Nile Virus, Dengue Virus, and Japanese Encephalitis Virus, and fungal infections such as, for example, candidiasis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2009
    Publication date: December 8, 2011
    Applicants: WICHITA STATE UNIVERSITY, GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Radhakrishnan Padmanabhan, William C. Groutas, Brent E. Korba
  • Publication number: 20110294818
    Abstract: The present invention relates to 1H-Quinazoline-2,4-diones of formula (I) wherein R1 and R2 are as defined in the specification, their preparation, their use as pharmaceuticals, and pharmaceutical compositions containing them. Further, intermediates for the manufacture of compounds of formula (I) are and combinations comprising compounds of formula (I) are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2011
    Publication date: December 1, 2011
    Inventors: Hans Allgeier, Yves Auberson, David Carcache, Philipp Floersheim, Christel Guibourdenche, Wolfgang Froestl, Jörg Kallen, Manuel Koller, Henri Mattes, Joachim Nozulak, David Orain, Johanne Renaud
  • Patent number: 8058284
    Abstract: The present invention provides novel sulfonylurea compounds of formula (I) and pharmaceutically acceptable derivatives and polymorph and amorphous forms thereof. The compounds in their various forms are effective platelet ADP receptor inhibitors and may be used in various pharmaceutical compositions, and are particularly effective for the prevention and/or treatment of cardiovascular diseases, particularly those diseases related to thrombosis. The invention also provides a method for preparing such compounds and forms and for preventing or treating thrombosis and thrombosis related conditions in a mammal comprising the step of administering a therapeutically effective amount of a compound of formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or forms thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2011
    Assignee: Portola Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Scarborough, Carroll Anna Scarborough, legal representative, Wolin Huang, Mukund Mehrotra, Xiaoming Zhang, Hilary Cannon, Craig M. Grant
  • Patent number: 8058432
    Abstract: The present invention releates to a method for preparing a phenylalanine compound having a quinazoline-dione ring represented by the following formula (1) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof: where R1-R4 are defined herein. The method involves reacting a specified acyl phenylalanine compound with a carbonyl group-introducing reagent and a specified anthranilic acid compound to form a carboxy-asymmetric urea compound which is converted to a quinazoline-dione compound in the presence of a carboxyl group-activating agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2011
    Assignee: Ajinomoto Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Noriyasu Kataoka, Kotaro Okado, Tatsuhiro Yamada, Koichi Fujita, Tamotsu Suzuki, Tatsuya Okuzumi, Masayuki Sugiki, Akinori Tatara
  • Publication number: 20110196149
    Abstract: A method for the fluoridation of an iodonium salt with a fluoride ion source which can be carried out in an aqueous reaction solvent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2011
    Publication date: August 11, 2011
    Applicant: GE HEALTHCARE LIMITED
    Inventors: HARRY JOHN WADSWORTH, PETER ANTHONY DEVENISH
  • Patent number: 7994182
    Abstract: The subject of the present invention are quinazoline derivatives and their pharmaceutically acceptable salts of general formula (I), that inhibit a DNA-repairing enzyme, poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP), enabling them to be used for the preparation of pharmaceutical compositions for preventing or treating illnesses where PARP-inhibition yields a beneficial effect. In general formula (I) R1 stands for either hydrogen or a group of general formula (a); R2 stands for a) hydrogen or C1-6 alkyl group, if R1 is other than hydrogen, and b) if R1 is hydrogen, then R2 may be a group of general formula (b), (c) or (d). The subject of the present invention also embraces the preparation processes of the compounds described above.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2011
    Assignee: Pecsi Tudomanyegyetem
    Inventors: Balázs Sümegi, Kálmán Hideg, Tamás Kálai
  • Patent number: 7951814
    Abstract: The present invention provides Quinazolinedione derivatives as TRPA (Transient Receptor Potential subfamily A) modulators. In particular, compounds described herein are useful for treating or preventing diseases, conditions and/or disorders modulated by TRPA1 (Transient Receptor Potential subfamily A, member 1). Also provided herein are processes for preparing compounds described herein, intermediates used in their synthesis, pharmaceutical compositions thereof, and methods for treating or preventing diseases, conditions and/or disorders modulated by TRPA1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2011
    Assignee: Glenmark Pharmaceuticals, S.A.
    Inventors: Meyyappan Muthuppalniappan, Abraham Thomas, Sukeerthi Kumar, Sanjay Margal, Neelima Khairatkar-Joshi, Indranil Mukhopadhyay, Srinivas Gullapalli
  • Publication number: 20110065918
    Abstract: Specified phenylalanine derivatives and analogues thereof have an antagonistic activity to ?4 integrin. They are used as therapeutic agents for various diseases concerning ?4 integrin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2010
    Publication date: March 17, 2011
    Applicant: Ajinomoto Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Shingo MAKINO, Tatsuya Okuzumi, Toshihiko Yoshimura, Yuko Satake, Nobuyasu Suzuki, Hiroyuki Izawa, Kazuyuki Sagi, Akira Chiba, Eiji Nakanishi, Masahiro Murata, Takashi Tsuji
  • Patent number: 7906521
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds useful as potassium channel inhibitors to treat cardiac arrhythmias, and the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2011
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: B. Wesley Trotter, Richard Isaacs
  • Patent number: 7893071
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to novel thalidomide derivative compounds that have activity as anti-angiogenic compounds. More particularly the compounds have the general structure: where R1 is selected from the group consisting of H, halo, alkyl, haloalkyl, —NH2, hydroxy and alkoxy; R2 is selected from the group consisting of optionally substituted bicyclic, optionally substituted aryl, and R6 is H, or C1-C8 alkyl; R19 is optionally substituted aryl; and m is 0-6.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2011
    Assignee: University of Virginia Patent Foundation
    Inventor: Milton L. Brown
  • Patent number: 7872125
    Abstract: Specified phenylalanine derivatives and analogues thereof have an antagonistic activity to ?4 integrin. They are used as therapeutic agents for various diseases concerning ?4 integrin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2011
    Assignee: Ajinomoto Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Shingo Makino, Tatsuya Okuzumi, Toshihiko Yoshimura, Yuko Satake, Nobuyasu Suzuki, Hiroyuki Izawa, Kazuyuki Sagi, Akira Chiba, Eiji Nakanishi, Masahiro Murata, Takashi Tsuji
  • Publication number: 20110009434
    Abstract: Crystals of isopropyl ester of N-(2,6-dichlorobenzoyl)-4-[6-(methylamino)methyl-1-methyl-2,4-dioxo-1,4-dihydroquinazoline-3(2H)-yl]-L-phenylalanine hydrochloride are useful as ?4 integrin inhibitors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2010
    Publication date: January 13, 2011
    Applicant: AJINOMOTO CO., INC.
    Inventors: Koichi FUJITA, Shinichiro Takahashi, Tatsuya Okuzumi, Tatsuhiro Yamada, Kotaro Okado, Noriyasu Kataoka, Haruko Hirashima, Hideyuki Yamaguchi
  • Publication number: 20100311769
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel quinazoline-2,4-dione derivative of formula (I), a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and a pharmaceutical composition comprising a compound of formula (I) as an active ingredient for preventing or treating neurological brain disease.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2009
    Publication date: December 9, 2010
    Applicant: SHIN POONG PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hwan Cho, II, Eun Bang Lee, Sin Cheol Kang, Won Seok Kim, Chul Kyu Lee
  • Patent number: 7842700
    Abstract: Crystals of isopropyl ester of N-(2,6-dichlorobenzoyl)-4-[6-(methylamino)methyl-1-methyl-2,4-dioxo-1,4-dihydroquinazoline-3(2H)-yl]-L-phenylalanine hydrochloride are useful as ?4 integrin inhibitors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2010
    Assignee: Ajinomoto Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Koichi Fujita, Shinichiro Takahashi, Tatsuya Okuzumi, Tatsuhiro Yamada, Kotaro Okado, Noriyasu Kataoka, Haruko Hirashima, Hideyuki Yamaguchi
  • Publication number: 20100298298
    Abstract: The invention relates to quinazolinedione derivatives, processes for the preparation thereof and their therapeutic applications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2010
    Publication date: November 25, 2010
    Applicant: SANOFI-AVENTIS
    Inventors: Annie CLAUSS, Christophe GLAESS, Gilbert MARCINIAK, Nicolas MUZET, Jean-Francois NAVE, André SEYER, Bertrand VIVET
  • Patent number: 7834023
    Abstract: Compounds of formula I are provided: wherein Ar1 and Ar2 are substituted aromatic rings and L1 and L2 are independent divalent linking groups. The compounds are useful as platelet ADP receptor inhibitors, for treating thrombosis and for reducing the likelihood and/or severity of a secondary ischemic event in a patient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2010
    Assignee: Portola Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert M. Scarborough, Carroll Anna Crew, legal representative, Shawn M. Bauer, Anjali Pandey
  • Publication number: 20100234350
    Abstract: Novel compounds of formulae (I) to (VIII), which more particularly include sulfonylurea derivatives, sulfonylthiourea derivatives, sulfonylguanidine derivatives, sulfonylcyanoguanidine derivatives, thioacylsulfonamide derivatives, and acylsulfonamide derivatives which are effective platelet ADP receptor inhibitors. These derivatives may be used in various pharmaceutical compositions, and are particularly effective for the prevention and/or treatment of cardiovascular diseases, particularly those diseases related to thrombosis. The invention also relates to a method for preventing or treating thrombosis in a mammal comprising the step of administering a therapeutically effective amount of a compound of formulae (I) to (VIII), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2009
    Publication date: September 16, 2010
    Applicant: Portola Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert M. Scarborough, Wolin Huang, Charles K. Marlowe, Kim A. Kane-McGuire, Hans-Michael Jantzen, David M. Sedlock
  • Publication number: 20100222359
    Abstract: The present invention provides quinazolinedione derivatives which can be advantageously used for treating schizophrenia and related psychoses such as acute manic, bipolar disorder, autistic disorder, depression and dementia.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2010
    Publication date: September 2, 2010
    Inventors: Laxminarayan Bhat, Prabhu Prasad Mohapatra, Sureshbabu Dadiboyena, Kouacou Adiey
  • Publication number: 20100190746
    Abstract: Compounds, compositions and methods are provided which are useful in the treatment of diseases through the modulation of potassium ion flux through voltage-dependent potassium channels. More particularly, the invention provides quinazolinone, compositions and methods that are useful in the treatment of central or peripheral nervous system disorders (e.g., migraine, ataxia, Parkinson's disease, bipolar disorders, trigeminal neuralgia, spasticity, mood disorders, brain tumors, psychotic disorders, myokymia, seizures, epilepsy, hearing and vision loss, Alzheimer's disease, age-related memory loss, learning deficiencies, anxiety and motor neuron diseases) and as neuroprotective agents (e.g., to prevent stroke and the like) by modulating potassium channels associated with the onset or recurrence of the indicated conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2009
    Publication date: July 29, 2010
    Applicant: ICAGEN, INC.
    Inventors: Grant A. McNaughton-Smith, James B. Thomas, JR., George S. Amato
  • Patent number: 7737274
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for producing a phenylalanine derivative(s) having a quinazolinedione ring of formula (5), including steps comprising of reacting an acylphenylalanine derivative(s) of formula (1) with a carbonyl group-introducing reagent(s) and a derivative(s) of anthranilic acid to form an asymmetric urea intermediate(s); making the asymmetric urea intermediate(s) into a quinazolinedione compound(s) of formula (4) in the presence of a base(s); and N-alkylating quinazolinedione ring amide of the obtained quinazolinedione compounds with N-alkylation agents. This production method is an industrially applicable method for producing phenylalanine derivatives having a quinazolinedione skeleton, which are compounds highly useful as drugs having ? 4 integrin inhibiting activity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2010
    Assignee: Ajinomoto Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Noriyasu Kataoka, Akinori Tatara, Masanobu Yatagai, Junko Yamanaka
  • Publication number: 20100144747
    Abstract: The present invention relates to 1H-Quinazoline-2,4-diones of formula (I) wherein R1 and R2 are as defined in the specification, their preparation, their use as pharmaceuticals, and pharmaceutical compositions containing them. Further, intermediates for the manufacture of compounds of formula (I) are and combinations comprising compounds of formula (I) are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2009
    Publication date: June 10, 2010
    Inventors: Hans ALLGEIER, Yves AUBERSON, David CARCACHE, Philipp FLOERSHEIM, Christel GUIBOURDENCHE, Wolfgang FROESTL, Jörg KALLEN, Manuel KOLLER, Henri MATTES, Joachim NOZULAK, David ORAIN, Johanne RENAUD
  • Publication number: 20100137593
    Abstract: The present invention provides crystals of phenylalanine derivatives of the formula (I): and particularly ?-type, ?-type, ?-type, ?-type, and ?-type crystals thereof. These crystals are excellent in preservation stability or moisture resistance. They can also be produced on an industrial scale.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2010
    Publication date: June 3, 2010
    Applicant: AJINOMOTO CO., INC
    Inventors: Shinichiro Takahashi, Noriyasu Kataoka, Akinori Tatara, Toshihiro Matsuzawa
  • Publication number: 20100113774
    Abstract: A compound of formula (I): in free or salt form, wherein A, R1, R3, Qa, Qb and Q are as defined herein, for the treatment of a disease mediated by the S1P2 or S1P3 receptor, such as inflammatory or obstructive airways disease.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2008
    Publication date: May 6, 2010
    Inventor: Roger John Taylor
  • Publication number: 20100113391
    Abstract: [Problem] Provided is a compound, which exhibits a P2Y12 inhibitory action and is useful as a medical drug, particularly, as a platelet aggregation inhibitor. [Means for Solution] The inventors have eagerly investigated P2Y12 inhibitors. As a result, the inventors have found that a bicyclic heterocyclic compound such as quinazolinedione, isoquinolone, and the like having an amino group substituted with lower alkyl, cycloalkyl, or lower alkylene-cycloalkyl at the specific position exhibits an excellent platelet aggregation inhibitory action, thereby completing the present invention. Since the compound of the invention exhibits excellent P2Y12 inhibitory action and platelet aggregation inhibitory action, it is useful as a platelet aggregation inhibitor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2008
    Publication date: May 6, 2010
    Applicant: Astellas Pharma Inc.
    Inventors: Yuji Koga, Takao Okuda, Takashi Kamikubo, Michihito Kageyama, Hiroyuki Moritomo
  • Patent number: 7696214
    Abstract: The invention concerns quinazoline derivatives of Formula (I) wherein each of Q1, Z, m, R1, R2, R3 and Q2 have any of the meanings defined in the description; processes for their preparation, pharmaceutical compositions containing them and their use in the manufacture of a medicament for use as an anti-invasive agent in the containment and/or treatment of solid tumor disease.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2010
    Assignee: AstraZeneca AB
    Inventors: Laurent François André Hennequin, Patrick Ple
  • Patent number: 7678790
    Abstract: Novel compounds of formula (I) to (VI), which more particularly include sulfonylurea derivatives, sulfonylthiourea derivatives, sulfonylguanidine derivatives, sulfonylcyanoguanidine derivatives, thioacylsulfonamide derivatives, and acylsulfonamide derivatives which are effective platelet ADP receptor inhibitors. These derivatives may be used in various pharmaceutical compositions, and are particularly effective for the prevention and/or treatment of cardiovascular diseases, particularly those diseases related to thrombosis. The invention also relates to a method for preventing or treating thrombosis in a mammal comprising the step of administering a therapeutically effective amount of a compound of formulae (I)-(VI), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2010
    Assignee: Portola Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert M. Scarborough, Hans-Michael Jantzen, Wolin Huang, David M. Sedlock, Charles Marlowe
  • Publication number: 20090326225
    Abstract: This invention relates to novel processes for the preparation of compounds of the formula [1], wherein R1, R2, R3 and R4 are as defined in the claims and description as well as pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. The compounds of the formula [1] are hexacyclic compounds having potent anti-tumor activity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2009
    Publication date: December 31, 2009
    Applicant: Chugai Seiyaku Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hiroshi Fukuda, Takeshi Murata, Satoshi Niizuma, Hitomi Suda, Masao Tsukazaki
  • Publication number: 20090325987
    Abstract: The present invention provides Quinazolinedione derivatives as TRPA (Transient Receptor Potential subfamily A) modulators. In particular, compounds described herein are useful for treating or preventing diseases, conditions and/or disorders modulated by TRPA1 (Transient Receptor Potential subfamily A, member 1). Also provided herein are processes for preparing compounds described herein, intermediates used in their synthesis, pharmaceutical compositions thereof, and methods for treating or preventing diseases, conditions and/or disorders modulated by TRPA1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2009
    Publication date: December 31, 2009
    Applicant: Glenmark Pharmaceuticals, S.A.
    Inventors: Meyyappan Muthuppalniappan, Abraham Thomas, Sukeerthi Kumar, Sanjay Margal, Neelima Khairatkar-Joshi, Indranil Mukhopadhyay, Srinivas Gullapalli
  • Patent number: 7638520
    Abstract: Pyrimidone compounds of formula (I): are inhibitors of the enzyme Lp-PLA2 and are of use in treating atheroscelerosis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2009
    Assignee: SmithKline Beecham, plc
    Inventors: Deirdre Mary Bernadette Hickey, Robert John Ife, Colin Andrew Leach, Ivan Leo Pinto, Stephen Allan Smith, Steven James Stanway
  • Publication number: 20090318688
    Abstract: A method for preparing a phenylalanine derivative having a quinazoline-dione ring represented by the following formula (1) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, comprising the following steps (a), (b) and (c): (a) reacting an acyl phenylalanine derivative represented by the following formula (2): with a carbonyl group-introducing reagent and a specific anthranilic acid derivative to thus form the corresponding carboxy-asymmetric urea derivative; (b) converting the carboxy-asymmetric urea derivative into the corresponding quinazoline-dione derivative in the presence of a carboxyl group-activating agent: (c) if desired, substituting an N-alkyl group for the hydrogen atom bonded to the nitrogen atom present in the quinazoline-dione ring of the quinazoline-dione derivative using an N-alkylation agent and then deprotecting the resulting product, when the substituent R3? which is a group corresponding to R3 is protected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2009
    Publication date: December 24, 2009
    Applicant: AJINOMOTO CO., INC.
    Inventors: Noriyasu KATAOKA, Kotaro OKADO, Tatsuhiro YAMADA, Koichi FUJITA, Tamotsu SUZUKI, Tatsuya OKUZUMI, Masayuki SUGIKI, Akinori TATARA
  • Patent number: 7629340
    Abstract: Disclosed are compounds having Formula (I) and the compositions and methods relating to these compounds, for treating or preventing a viral infection mediated at least in part by a virus in the Flaviviridae family of viruses, wherein A, R2, m, R, V, W, T, Z, R1, Y, and p are disclosed herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2009
    Assignee: SmithKline Beecham Corporation
    Inventors: Franz Ulrich Schmitz, Christopher Don Roberts, Ali Dehghani Mohammad Abadi, Ronald Conrad Griffith, Martin Robert Leivers
  • Patent number: 7625889
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a series of substituted bis aryl and heteroaryl compounds of formula (I): Wherein X, Y, Z, A, B, D, Ar, R1 and R2 are as defined herein. The compounds of this invention are selective 5HT2A antagonists, and are therefore, useful in treating a variety of diseases including but not limited to a wide variety of sleep disorders as disclosed and claimed herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2009
    Assignee: Aventis Pharmaceuticals Inc.
    Inventors: Paul Robert Eastwood, Hazel Hunt, David Mark Fink, Helen Katherine Smith, Richard Simon Todd
  • Publication number: 20090274632
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the discovery that specific human taste receptors in the T2R taste receptor family respond to particular bitter compounds present in, e.g., coffee. Also, the invention relates to the discovery of specific compounds and compositions containing that function as bitter taste blockers and the use thereof as bitter taste blockers or flavor modulators in, e.g., coffee and coffee flavored foods, beverages and medicaments. Also, the present invention relates to the discovery of a compound that antagonizes numerous different human T2Rs and the use thereof in assays and as a bitter taste blocker in compositions for ingestion by humans and animals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2008
    Publication date: November 5, 2009
    Applicant: Senomyx, Inc.
    Inventors: Xiaodong Li, Andrew Patron, Catherine Tachdjian, Hong Xu, Qing Li, Alexey Pronin, Guy Servant, Lan Zhang, Thomas Brady, Vincent Darmohusodo, Melissa Arellano, Victor Selchau, Brett Weylan Ching, Donald S. Karanewsky, Paul Brust, Jing Ling, Wen Zhao, Chad Priest
  • Patent number: 7605165
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the following phenylalanine derivatives or analogues thereof having an antagonistic activity to ?4 integrin and therapeutic agents for various diseases concerning ?4 integrin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2009
    Assignee: Ajinomoto Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Kazuyuki Sagi, Hiroyuki Izawa, Akira Chiba, Tatsuya Okuzumi, Toshihiko Yoshimura, Yuji Tanaka, Miho Ono, Masahiro Murata
  • Patent number: 7601713
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides compounds that inhibit protein kinases, such as JAK, Axl, or Syk kinases, compositions comprising the compounds and methods of using the compounds to inhibit protein kinase and treat and/or prevent diseases associated with inappropriate kinase activity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2009
    Assignee: Rigel Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Pingyu Ding, Ankush Argade, Dane Goff, Rajinder Singh, Esteban Masuda, Vanessa Taylor, Sacha Holland
  • Publication number: 20090203708
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are novel substituted-1H-quinazoline-2,4-dione derivatives, a preparation method thereof, and a pharmaceutical composition containing the same. The novel substituted-1H-quinazoline-2,4-dione derivatives are excellent in binding affinity and selectivity for 5-HT6 receptors over other receptors, inhibit serotonin(5-HT)-stimulated cAMP accumulation, and disrupt apomorphine(2 mg/kg, i.p.)-induced hyperactivity in rats. Thanks to these effects, the derivatives are useful in the treatment of 5-HT6 receptor-related central nervous system diseases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2006
    Publication date: August 13, 2009
    Applicant: Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology
    Inventors: Churlmin Seong, Nosang Park, Jinil Choi, Chul Min Park, Wookyu Park, Jaeyang Kong
  • Publication number: 20090156620
    Abstract: The present invention provides novel sulfonylurea salts of a salt of formula (I) and polymorph forms thereof. The compounds in their various forms are effective platelet ADP receptor inhibitors and may be used in various pharmaceutical compositions, and are particularly effective for the prevention and/or treatment of cardiovascular diseases, particularly those diseases related to thrombosis. The invention also provides a method for preparing such compounds and forms and for preventing or treating thrombosis and thrombosis related conditions in a mammal comprising the step of administering a therapeutically effective amount of a salt of formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable form thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2008
    Publication date: June 18, 2009
    Applicant: Portola Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Emma Sharp, Louisa Jane Quegan, Anjali Pandey, Juan Wang, Matthew Nieder, Wolin Huang
  • Patent number: 7498325
    Abstract: The present invention relates to modified amino acids of general formula wherein A, Z, X, n, m, R, R2, R3, R4 and R11 are defined as in claims 1 to 5, their tautomers, their diastereomers, their enantiomers, the mixtures thereof and the salts thereof, particularly the physiologically acceptable salts thereof with inorganic or organic acids or bases, pharmaceutical compositions containing these compounds, the use thereof and processes for preparing them as well as their use for the production and purification of antibodies and as labelled compounds in RIA- and ELISA assays and as diagnostic or analytical aids in neurotransmitter research.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2009
    Assignee: Karl Thomas GmbH
    Inventors: Klaus Rudolf, Wolfgang Eberlein, Wolfhard Engel, Helmut Pieper, Henri Doods, Gerhard Hallermayer, Michael Entzeroth, Wolfgang Wienen
  • Publication number: 20090042916
    Abstract: The present invention provides novel sulfonylurea salts of a salt of formula (I) and polymorph forms thereof. The compounds in their various forms are effective platelet ADP receptor inhibitors and may be used in various pharmaceutical compositions, and are particularly effective for the prevention and/or treatment of cardiovascular diseases, particularly those diseases related to thrombosis. The invention also provides a method for preparing such compounds and forms and for preventing or treating thrombosis and thrombosis related conditions in a mammal comprising the step of administering a therapeutically effective amount of a salt of formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable form thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2008
    Publication date: February 12, 2009
    Applicant: Portola Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Emma Sharp, Louisa Jane Quegan, Anjali Pandey, Juan Wang, Matthew Nieder, Wolin Huang
  • Publication number: 20090029979
    Abstract: This invention relates to compounds which bind to serotonin receptors inside or outside the central nervous system, in particular compounds which bind to the 5-HT2 or 5-HT7 receptors, their preparation and use, compositions containing them, and methods of treatment using them.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2006
    Publication date: January 29, 2009
    Applicant: BIO-MEDISINSK INNOVASJON AS
    Inventors: Jo Klaveness, Bjarne Brudeli, Finn Olav Levy
  • Publication number: 20080293749
    Abstract: Pyrrolidine(thi)one compounds substituted by heterocyclic substituents in the 3-position, their preparation and use in pharmaceutical compositions, in particular as immunomodulators for treatment and/or inhibition of inflammatory and autoimmune diseases and haematological-oncological diseases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2008
    Publication date: November 27, 2008
    Applicant: Gruenenthal GmbH
    Inventors: Sven FRORMANN, Stefanie FROSCH, Carsten GRIEBEL, Derek SAUNDERS, Fritz THEIL, Heinz GRAUBAUM
  • Publication number: 20080287473
    Abstract: The present invention provides compounds capable of regulating apoptosis, e.g., via regulating mitochondrial fission or fusion. The present invention also provides methods of screening for compounds capable of regulating apoptosis and methods of treating conditions association with apoptosis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2008
    Publication date: November 20, 2008
    Applicant: THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
    Inventors: Jodi Nunnari, Ann Cassidy-Stone, Mark Kurth
  • Patent number: 7439249
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds that inhibit phosphatases, compositions thereof, and methods of using those compounds and compositions for treating diseases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2008
    Assignee: Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated
    Inventors: Jeffrey O. Saunders, Gregory F. Miknis, Alexandre J. Buckmelter, Kevin W. Hunt, James F. Blake, Guy P. A. Vigers, Xicheng Sun
  • Patent number: 7407963
    Abstract: A compound of general formula (I) wherein R and R1 are as defined herein, or a tautomer, diastereomer, enantiomer, or salt thereof, particularly the physiologically acceptable salts thereof, which have valuable pharmacological properties, particularly CGRP-antagonistic properties, pharmaceutical compositions containing the compound, their use, and processes for preparing them.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2008
    Assignee: Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Wolfgang Eberlein, Wolfhard Engel, Klaus Rudolf, Henri Doods, Gerhard Hallermayer, Eckhart Bauer
  • Publication number: 20080153836
    Abstract: The present invention relates to 1H-Quinazoline-2,4-diones of formula (I) wherein R1 and R2 are as defined in the specification, their preparation, their use as pharmaceuticals, and pharmaceutical compositions containing them. Further, intermediates for the manufacture of compounds of formula (I) are and combinations comprising compounds of formula (I) are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2006
    Publication date: June 26, 2008
    Inventors: Hans Allgeier, Yves Auberson, David Carcache, Philipp Floersheim, Christel Guibourdenche, Wolfgang Froestl, Jorg Kallen, Manuel Koller, Henri Mattes, Joachim Nozulak, David Orain, Johanne Renaud
  • Patent number: 7358239
    Abstract: The present invention concerns compounds of formula (I) a stereochemically isomeric form thereof, an N-oxide form thereof or a pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition salt thereof, wherein -Z1-Z2- is a bivalent radical; R1, R2 and R3 are each independently selected from hydrogen, C1-6alkyl, hydroxy, halo and the like; or when R1 and R2 are on adjacent carbon atoms, R1 and R2 taken together may form a bivalent radical of formula; Alk is optionally substituted C1-6alkanediyl; the bivalent radical is a substituted piperidinyl, an optionally substituted pyrrolidinyl, homopiperidinyl, piperazinyl or tropyl; R5 is a radical of formula wherein n is 1 or 2; p1 is 0, and p2 is 1 or 2; or p1 is 1 or 2, and p2 is 0; X is oxygen, sulfur or ?NR9; Y is oxygen or sulfur; R7 is hydrogen, C1-6alkyl, C3-6cycloalkyl, phenyl or phenylmethyl; R8 is C1-6alkyl, C3-6cycloalkyl phenyl or phenylmethyl; R9 is cyano, C1-6alkyl, C3-6cyclo-alkyl, C1-6alkyloxycarbonyl or aminocarbonyl; R10 is hydrogen or C1-6alkyl; and Q is
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2008
    Assignee: Janssen Pharmaceutica, N.V.
    Inventors: Marcel Frans Leopold De Bruyn, Kristof Van Emelen, Piet Tom Bert Paul Wigerinck, Wim Gaston Verschueren
  • Patent number: 7358257
    Abstract: Novel compounds of formulae (I) to (VIII), which more particularly include sulfonylurea derivatives, sulfonylthiourea derivatives, sulfonylguanidine derivatives, sulfonylcyanoguanidine derivatives, thioacylsulfonamide derivatives, and acylsulfonamide derivatives which are effective platelet ADP receptor inhibitors. These derivatives may be used in various pharmaceutical compositions, and are particularly effective for the prevention and/or treatment of cardiovascular diseases, particularly those diseases related to thrombosis. The invention also relates to a method for preventing or treating thrombosis in a mammal comprising the step of administering a therapeutically effective amount of a compound of formulae (I) to (VIII), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2008
    Assignee: Portola Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert M. Scarborough, Wolin Huang, Charles K. Marlowe, Kim A. Kane-McGuire
  • Publication number: 20080076914
    Abstract: The invention provides a method for the synthesis of an 18F-labelled product comprising deprotected of a protected 18F-labelled compound using a deprotection agent comprising a weak acid and wherein neutralisation and buffering of the deprotected product are carried out by the addition of a neutralisation agent. The deprotected product is buffered in a pH range suitable for subsequent autoclaving and formulation into an injectable radiopharmaceutical.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2005
    Publication date: March 27, 2008
    Inventors: Julian Grigg, Nigel Osborn
  • Patent number: 7345049
    Abstract: Specific phenylalanine derivatives and analogues thereof have an antagonistic activity to ?4 integrin. They are used as therapeutic agents for various diseases concerning ?4 integrin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2008
    Assignee: Ajinomoto Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Kazuyuki Sagi, Tatsuya Okuzumi, Tatsuhiro Yamada, Shunsuke Kageyama, Yoichiro Shima, Tadakiyo Nakagawa, Munetaka Tokumasu, Masayuki Sugiki, Hajime Ito, Itsuya Tanabe, Tamotsu Suzuki, Akira Nakayama, Kazuyuki Ubukata, Kenji Shinkai, Yasuhiro Tanaka, Misato Noguchi, Ayatoshi Andou, Yoriko Yamamoto, Noriyasu Kataoka, Koichi Fujita
  • Publication number: 20070191603
    Abstract: The invention is concerned with novel heterobicyclic derivatives of formula (I) wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, V, W, X and Y are as defined in the description and in the claims, as well as physiologically acceptable salts and esters thereof. These compounds inhibit L-CPT1 and can be used as medicaments.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2007
    Publication date: August 16, 2007
    Inventors: Jean Ackermann, Konrad Bleicher, Simona M. Ceccarelli, Odile Chomienne, Patrizio Mattei, Ulrike Obst Sander