Abstract: The present invention is directed to arginase inhibitor compounds of formula IA or formula IB: or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, compositions containing these compounds, and methods of their use for the treatment and diagnosis of conditions characterized by upregulation of arginase, abnormally high arginase activity, or by abnormally low nitric oxide synthase activity.
Type:
Application
Filed:
January 26, 2010
Publication date:
July 29, 2010
Applicants:
THE TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA, ARGINETIX, INC.
Inventors:
DAVID W. CHRISTIANSON, Bruce Edward Tomczuk, Richard Scott Pottorf, Andrew Vargha Colasanti, Gary Lee Olson