Abstract: A novel method of treating psoriasis which comprises administering a halomethyl derivative of .alpha.-amino acids of the following general structure: ##STR1## wherein Y is FCH.sub.2 --, F.sub.2 CH--, F.sub.3 C--, ClCH.sub.2 --, Cl.sub.2 CH--; Z is .gamma.-guanidinopropyl or R.sub.a HN(CH.sub.2).sub.n -- wherein n is the integer 3 or 4; each of R.sub.a and R.sub.b can be the same or different and is hydrogen, alkylcarbonyl wherein the alkyl moiety has from 1 to 4 carbon atoms and is straight or branched, alkoxycarbonyl wherein the alkoxy moiety has from 1 to 4 carbon atoms and is straight or branched, or ##STR2## wherein R.sub.2 is hydrogen, a straight or branched lower alkyl group of from 1 to 4 carbon atoms, benzyl or p-hydroxybenzyl; R.sub.1 is hydroxy; a straight or branched alkoxy group of from 1 to 8 carbon atoms, --NR.sub.4 R.sub.5 wherein each of R.sub.4 and R.sub.5 is hydrogen or a lower alkyl group of from 1 to 4 carbon atoms, or ##STR3## wherein R.sub.

Abstract: Migraine is treated with a novel pseudotropyl benzoate derivative of the following general Formula I: ##STR1## wherein: R.sub.1 represents halogen, preferably chlorine;R.sub.2 represents hydrogen or halogen, preferably chlorine; andR.sub.3 represents hydrogen or halogen, preferably chlorine, provided that R.sub.3 is hydrogen when R.sub.2 is hydrogen.

Abstract: Compounds of the formula ##STR1## wherein: R is phenyl, phenyl monosubstituted, disubstituted, or trisubstituted by (C.sub.1 -C.sub.8) alkyl, (C.sub.1 -C.sub.8)alkoxy, hydroxy, chlorine, bromine, iodine, fluorine, trifluoromethyl, nitro, (C.sub.1 -C.sub.6)alkylcarbonyl, benzoyl, or phenyl; 1-, or 2-naphthyl; 1-, 2-, or 3-indenyl; 1-, 2-, or 9-fluorenyl; 1-, 2-, or 3-piperidinyl; 2- or 3-pyrrolyl; 2- or 3-thienyl; 2- or 3-furanyl; 2- or 3- indolyl; 2- or 3-thianaphthenyl; or 2- or 3-benzofuranyl;R.sub.1 is hydrogen, (C.sub.1 -C.sub.8)alkyl, benzyl, or phenethyl;X and Y independently, are hydrogen, fluorine, chlorine, or bromine; andA is a divalent radical of the formula: ##STR2## wherein R.sub.2 is hydrogen, methyl, or ethyl, and m and n, independently, are an integer from 0 to 4, provided that m+n cannot be greater than 4; --(CH.sub.2).sub.p --D--(CH.sub.2).sub.

Abstract: (R,S)- and (S)-4-amino-hepta-5,6-dienoic acid are novel inhibitors of gamma-aminobutyric acid transaminase (GABA-T).

Abstract: Novel fluorinated diamine derivatives are inhibitors of ornithine decarboxylase enzyme and have the following general Formula I: ##STR1## wherein: R.sub.c represents hydrogen or carboxy;R.sub.1 represents hydrogen or C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 alkyl;Z represents methylene or oxygen;m and n each represent 0 or 1 but m+n=1; andp represents 1 or 2.

Abstract: Fluorinated alkenylene diamine compounds are inhibitors of ornithine decarboxylase enzyme in vivo and have the following formula: ##STR1## wherein: R.sub.a represents hydrogen or R.sub.2, where R.sub.2 is as defined below;R.sub.b represents hydrogen or, when R.sub.a is hydrogen, R.sub.2, where R.sub.2 is as defined below;R.sub.c represents hydrogen or --COR.sub.3, where R.sub.3 is as defined below;R.sub.1 represents hydrogen or C.sub.1 --C.sub.6 alkyl;each R.sub.2, independently, represents C.sub.2 -C.sub.5 alkylcarbonyl, phenylcarbonyl, phenyl-(C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl) carbonyl, or an aminocarboxylic acid residue derived by removal of an hydroxy group from a carboxy moiety of an L-aminocarboxylic acid;R.sub.3 represents hydroxy, or, when R.sub.a and R.sub.b are both hydrogen, C.sub.1 -C.sub.8 alkoxy, --NR.sub.4 R.sub.5, where R.sub.4 and R.sub.5 are as defined below, or an aminocarboxylic acid residue derived by removal of an hydrogen atom from the amino moiety of an L-aminocarboxylic acid;R.sub.4 and R.sub.

Abstract: Novel halomethyl derivatives of .alpha.-amino acids of the following general structure: wherein Y is ClCH.sub.2, F.sub.2 CH--, F.sub.3 C--, ClCH.sub.2 --, Cl.sub.2 CH--; Z is .beta.-methylthioethyl, .beta.-thioethyl, .beta.-benzylthioethyl; S-(5'-desoxyadenosin-5'-yl)-S-methylthioethyl, .gamma.-guanidinopropyl, R.sub.a HN(CH.sub.2).sub.n -- wherein n is the integer 3 or 4 or ##STR1## wherein Y.sub.2 is F.sub.2 CH--, or F.sub.3 C--; each of R.sub.a and R.sub.b can be the same or different and is hydrogen, alkylcarbonyl wherein the alkyl moiety has from 1 to 4 carbon atoms and is straight or branched, alkoxycarbonyl wherein the alkoxy moiety has from 1 to 4 carbon atoms and is straight or branched, or ##STR2## wherein R.sub.2 is hydrogen, a straight or branched lower alkyl group of from 1 to 4 carbon atoms, benzyl or .rho.-hydroxybenzyl; R.sub.1 is hydroxy, a straight or branched alkoxy group of from 1 to 8 carbon atoms, --NR.sub.4 R.sub.5 wherein each of R.sub.4 and R.sub.

Abstract: Fluorinated diaminobutane compounds in vivo are inhibitors of gamma-aminobutyric acid transaminase and have the following formula: ##STR1## wherein: R.sub.1 represents hydrogen, C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 alkyl, or phenyl-(C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl);R.sub.2 represents hydrogen, C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 alkyl, phenyl-(C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl), or R.sub.4, where R.sub.4 is as defined below;R.sub.3 represents hydrogen, or, except when R.sub.2 represents R.sub.4, R.sub.4, where R.sub.4 is as defined below;each R.sub.4, independently, represents C.sub.2 -C.sub.5 alkylcarbonyl, phenylcarbonyl, phenyl-(C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl) carbonyl, or an aminocarboxylic acid residue derived by removal of an hydroxy group from the carboxy moiety of an L-aminocarboxylic acid; andp represents 1 or 2,and pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition salts thereof.

Abstract: Novel fluorinated alkenylene diamine derivatives are inhibitors of ornithine decarboxylase enzyme and have the following general Formula I: ##STR1## wherein: R.sub.c represents hydrogen or --COR.sub.5, where R.sub.5 is as defined below;R.sub.1 represents hydrogen or C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 alkyl;one of R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 represents hydrogen and the other represents C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 alkyl.R.sub.5 represents hydroxy or C.sub.1 -C.sub.8 alkoxy; andp represents 1 or 2.

Abstract: Novel fluorinated diamino-heptene and-heptyne derivatives are inhibitors of ornithine decarboxylase enzyme involved in polyamine formation and have the following general Formula I: ##STR1## wherein: Y represents CH.sub.2 .dbd.CH-- or CH.tbd.C--; andp represents 1 or 2.

Abstract: Compounds of the formula: ##STR1## wherein: X is fluorine, chlorine, or bromine;R is the group R.sub.2 as defined below;R.sub.1 is a group of the formula: ##STR2## or the group R.sub.2 as defined below; wherein R.sub.2 is: ##STR3## wherein R.sub.3 is hydrogen, (C.sub.1 -C.sub.4)alkyl, or (C.sub.1 -C.sub.4)alkoxy, andR.sub.4 is (C.sub.1 -C.sub.4)alkyl or (C.sub.1 -C.sub.4)alkoxy;or a (C.sub.1 -C.sub.8)alkyl ester thereof; or a non-toxic pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, inhibit MAO in vivo and can be administered either alone or in combination with an aromatic L-amino acid decarboxylase inhibitor for the treatment of depression.

Abstract: Fluorinated aminobutyric acid and diaminobutane compounds in vivo are inhibitors of gamma-aminobutyric acid transaminase and have the following formula: ##STR1## wherein: Y represents hydrogen or fluorine;Z represents --CH.sub.2 NR.sub.1 R.sub.2, where R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 are as defined below, or --COR.sub.3 where R.sub.3 is as defined below;R.sub.a represents hydrogen or R.sub.4, where R.sub.4 is as defined below;R.sub.1 represents hydrogen, C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 alkyl or phenyl-(C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl);R.sub.2 represents hydrogen, C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 alkyl, phenyl-(C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl) or, when R.sub.a is hydrogen, R.sub.4, where R.sub.4 is as defined below;R.sub.3 represents hydroxy, or when R.sub.a is hydrogen, C.sub.1 -C.sub.8 alkoxy, --NR.sub.5 R.sub.6, where R.sub.5 and R.sub.6 are as defined below, or an aminocarboxylic acid residue derived by removal of an hydrogen atom from the amino moiety of an L-aminocarboxylic acid;each R.sub.4, independently, represents C.sub.2 -C.sub.

Abstract: This invention relates to 2-(difluoromethyl)-2,5-diaminopentanoic acid, or a pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition salt thereof, and to the methods for the preparation and use thereof.

Abstract: 2-Amino-3-(3'-hydroxyphenyl)-3-butenoic acid or 2-amino-3-(3', 4'-dihydroxyphenyl)-3-butenoic acid can be used to treat depression either alone or in combination with an extracerebrally acting AADC inhibitor.

Abstract: Certain .alpha.-(fluoromethyl or difluoromethyl)-.alpha.-aminoacetonitriles are prepared by treating the appropriate .alpha.-(fluoromethyl or difluoromethyl) ketimine magnesium halide with hydrogen cyanide or with an alkali metal cyanide or ammonium cyanide and a proton source. The products are useful as intermediates for making .alpha.-(fluoromethyl or difluoromethyl)-.alpha.-amino acids having pharmacological activity.

Abstract: Novel halomethyl derivatives of amino acids of the following general structure ##STR1## wherein Y is FCH.sub.2 --, F.sub.2 CH.sub.2 --, F.sub.3 C--, ClCH.sub.2 -- or Cl.sub.2 CH--; R.sub.1 is hydroxy, a straight or branched alkoxy group of from 1 to 8 carbon atoms, --NR.sub.11 R.sub.12 wherein each of R.sub.11 and R.sub.12 is hydrogen or a straight or branched lower alkyl group of from 1 to 4 carbon atoms, ##STR2## wherein R.sub.5 is hydrogen, a straight or branched lower alkyl group of from 1 to 4 carbon atoms, benzyl or p-hydroxybenzyl; R.sub.2 is hydrogen, alkylcarbonyl wherein the alkyl moiety has from 1 to 4 carbon atoms and is straight or branched, alkoxycarbonyl wherein the alkoxy moiety has from 1 to 4 carbon atoms and is straight or branched or ##STR3## wherein R.sub.6 is hydrogen, a straight or branched lower alkyl group of from 1 to 4 carbon atoms, benzyl or p-hydroxybenzyl; each of R.sub.3 and R.sub.

Abstract: Beta-monofluoromethyl beta-alanine, beta-difluoromethyl beta-alanine and pharmaceutically acceptable esters and amides derived from the acid group, amides derived from the amine group, and salts thereof are novel compounds which inhibit .gamma.-aminobutyric acid transaminase (GABA-T).

Abstract: Novel compounds of the following general Formula I are useful pharmacological agents: ##STR1## wherein: Ado represents 5'-deoxyadenosin-5'-yl;R.sub.1 represents methyl, ethyl or, preferably hydrogen;R.sub.2 represents C.sub.1 -C.sub.8 alkylene;R.sub.4 represents C.sub.1 -C.sub.8 alkylene;R.sub.5 represents hydrogen, C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 alkyl or --R.sub.6 NHR.sub.7 ;R.sub.6 represents C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkylene; andR.sub.7 represents hydrogen or C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 alkyl;and pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition salts thereof.

Abstract: Fluorinated alkenylamines of the Formula V ##STR1## wherein n represents 0, 1, 2 or 3; R.sub.1 represents hydrogen or C.sub.1 -C.sub.10 alkyl and Y represents (a), when n represents O, CH.sub.2 F, (b), when n represents 1, CH.sub.2 F or CHF.sub.2, or (c) when n represents 2 or 3, CH.sub.2 F, CHF.sub.2 or CF.sub.3 are novel process intermediates. They are obtained by hydrolysis and subsequent reduction of the corresponding alkenyl fluorinated methyl ketimine magnesium halides, which are novel compounds resulting from reaction of the corresponding alkenyl magnesium halides with the corresponding fluorinated acetonitriles. The fluorinated alkenylamines of Formula V are oxidized while the amino group is protected to provide, after removal of the amine protecting group, the corresponding fluorinated methyl aminoalkanoic acids which are useful pharmacological or anti-bacterial agents.

Abstract: Novel compounds of the following general formula are useful pharmacologic agents: ##STR1## R is .[.selected from.]. hydrogen.[., alkylcarbonyl wherein the alkyl moiety contains from 1 to 4 carbon atoms, alkoxycarbonyl wherein the alkoxy moiety contains from 1 to 4 carbon atoms and may be straight or branched, and ##STR2## wherein R.sub.10 is selected from hydrogen, a straight or branched lower alkyl group of from 1 to 4 carbon atoms, benzyl and p-hydroxybenzyl.].; R.sub.2 is .[.selected from.]. hydroxy.[., a straight or branched alkoxy group of from 1 to 8 carbon atoms, a lower alkylamino group wherein the alkyl moiety contains from 1 to 4 carbon atoms, and ##STR3## wherein R.sub.4 is selected from hydrogen, a straight or branched lower alkyl group of from 1 to 4 carbon atoms, benzyl, and p-hydroxybenzyl.].; R.sub.3 is .[.selected from.]. hydrogen.[., chlorine, bromine, and iodine.].; [A] is .[.selected from.]. ##STR4## .[.and --CH.dbd.CH--.]. wherein R.sub.1 is .[.selected from.]. hydrogen.[.