Patents Examined by Tavanram K. Sripada
  • Gastrin and cck receptor ligands
    Patent number: 5919829
    Abstract: Compounds of formula (Ia), (Ib), or (Ic), wherein A represents a group having two fused rings, or a group of formula (Id), R.sup.1.sub.(m) represents up to 6 substituents, K represents --O--, --S--, --CH.sub.2 --, --N(R.sup.2)-- or --N(COR.sup.2)--, in which R.sup.2 is H or C.sub.1 to C.sub.3 alkyl, W is a carbonyl, sulfonyl or sulfinyl group, provided that at least one of W and X contains carbonyl, Y and Z are as given in the description, and their pharmaceutically acceptable salts are ligands at CCK and/or gastrin receptors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 1998
    Date of Patent: July 6, 1999
    Assignee: James Black Foundation Limited
    Inventors: Sarkis Barret Kalindjian, Katherine Isobel Mary Steel, Michael John Pether, Jonathan Michael Richard Davies, Caroline Minli Rachel Low, Martin Lyn Hudson, Ildiko Maria Buck, Iain Mair McDonald, David John Dunstone, Matthew John Tozer