Abstract: A phenyl derivative of pepstatin A, which is much more potent than pepstatin in inhibiting renin enzyme activity and has significantly greater selectivity for renin over pepsin inhibition than does pepstatin, which is useful in treating hypertension and congestive heart failure.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
October 1, 1987
Date of Patent:
October 17, 1989
Assignee:
Merck & Co., Inc.
Inventors:
Leeyuan Huang, Lawrence Koupal, Joseph Dunn, Jr., Jerrold M. Liesch, Otto Hensens, H. Boyd Woodruff