Abstract: The present invention relates to 3-hydroxypyrrolidine compounds of the general formula (I) which are inhibitors of 5?-methylthioadenosine phosphorylase or 5?-methylthioadenosine nucleosidase. The invention also relates to the use of these compounds in the treatment of diseases or conditions in which it is desirable to inhibit 5?-methylthioadenosine phosphorylase or 5?-methylthioadenosine nucleosidase including cancer, and to pharmaceutical compositions containing the compounds.
Type:
Application
Filed:
July 16, 2010
Publication date:
June 21, 2012
Applicants:
INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH LIMITED, ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF YESHIVA UNIVERSITY
Inventors:
Gary Brian Evans, Alistair Ian Longshaw, Vern L. Schramm, Peter Charles Tyler