Abstract: The invention relates to N-acyl-N-heterocyclylalkylamino acids of the formula ##STR1## The compounds and their pharmaceutically acceptable salts can be used as antihypertensives, agents for the treatment of glaucoma, or for increasing the flow of the retinal ocular fluid.

Abstract: Compounds of formula I ##STR1## wherein R is diethoxymethyl, R.sub.1 is hydrogen, R.sub.2 is pyrid-3-ylmethyl and R.sub.3 is hydrogen, or R is cyclohexylmethyl, R.sub.1 is hydrogen and R.sub.2 is quinolin-4-ylmethyl, or R.sub.1 is hydroxy and R.sub.2 is 3,4-methylenedioxybenzyl, 1-(3,4-methylenedioxyphenyl)ethyl, and R.sub.3 is hydrogen, or R is benzyl, R.sub.1 is hydroxy, R.sub.2 is 1-(3,4-methylenedioxyphenyl)ethyl, and R.sub.3 is hydrogen, and salts thereof have GABA.sub.B -antagonistic properties and can be used for the treatment of diseases responsive to GABA.sub.B -antagonists.

Abstract: Novel compounds of formula I ##STR1## wherein R is selected from butyl, diethoxymethyl, cyclohexylmethyl, cyclohex-3-enylmethyl, benzyl, 4-chlorobenzyl, 4-methylbenzyl and 4-methoxybenzyl, R.sub.1 is selected from hydrogen and hydroxy, R.sub.2 is selected from hydrogen, chlorobenzyl, dichlorobenzyl, .alpha.-cyclopropyl-dichloro-benzyl, dichlorophenyl-2-hydroxy-ethyl, dimethylbenzyl, trimethoxybenzyl, methylenedioxybenzyl, chlorophenylethyl, dichlorophenylethyl, chloro-iodo-phenylethyl, dimethoxyphenylethyl, methylenedioxyphenylethyl, trimethoxyphenylethyl, 3-phenylprop-2-yl, 3-phenyl-3-hydroxy-prop-2-yl, dichlorophenylpropyl, dichlorophenyl-3-hydroxyprop-2-yl, dichlorophenylbutyl and quinolin-4-ylmethyl, and R.sub.3 is selected from hydrogen and methyl, and salts thereof, have GABA.sub.B -antagonistic properties and can be used for the treatment of diseases responsive to GABA.sub.B -antagonists.