At 4- Or 6-position Patents (Class 544/326)
  • Patent number: 7915268
    Abstract: The present invention provides novel purines useful for the prevention and treatment of autoimmune diseases, inflammatory diseases, mast cell mediated disease and transplant rejection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2011
    Assignee: Wyeth LLC
    Inventors: Yingchun Lu, Celia Kingsbury, Adolph Bohnstedt, Michael Ohlmeyer, Vidyadhar Paradkar
  • Patent number: 7902187
    Abstract: The present invention provides novel purinones and purines useful for the prevention and treatment of autoimmune diseases, inflammatory disease, mast cell mediated disease and transplant rejection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2011
    Assignee: Wyeth LLC
    Inventors: Irina Neagu, David Diller, Celia Kingsbury, Adolph C. Bohnstedt, Michael J. Ohlmeyer, Vidyadhar Paradkar, Nasrin Ansari
  • Patent number: 7888287
    Abstract: 6-Amino-5-halo-4-pyrimidinecarboxylic acids having poly-substituted aryl substituents in the 2-position, and their amine and acid derivatives, are potent herbicides demonstrating a broad spectrum of weed control.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2011
    Assignee: Dow AgroSciences LLC
    Inventors: Jeffrey B. Epp, Paul R. Schmitzer, James M. Ruiz, Terry W. Balko, Thomas L. Siddall, Carla N. Yerkes
  • Patent number: 7884104
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to novel substituted aminopiperidines which are inhibitors of the dipeptidyl peptidase-IV enzyme (“DPP-IV inhibitors”) and which are useful in the treatment or prevention of diseases in which the dipeptidyl peptidase-IV enzyme is involved, such as diabetes and particularly Type 2 diabetes. The invention is also directed to pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds and the use of these compounds and compositions in the prevention or treatment of such diseases in which the dipeptidyl peptidase-IV enzyme is involved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2011
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Jason M. Cox, Scott D. Edmondson, Bart Harper, Ann E. Weber
  • Patent number: 7863446
    Abstract: Novel heterocyclic compounds of the general formula (I), their derivatives, analogs, tautomeric forms, stereoisomers, polymorphs, hydrates, solvates, pharmaceutically acceptable salts, pharmaceutical compositions, metabolites and prodrugs thereof are described. These compounds are useful in the treatment of immunological diseases, inflammation, pain disorder, rheumatoid arthritis; osteoporosis; multiple myeloma; uveititis; acute and chronic myelogenous leukemia; atherosclerosis; cancer; cachexia; ischemic-induced cell-damage; pancreatic beta cell destruction; osteoarthritis; rheumatoid spondylitis; gouty arthritis; inflammatory bowel disease; adult respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS); psoriasis; Crohn's disease; allergic rhinitis; ulcerative colitis; anaphylaxis; contact dermatitis; muscle degeneration; asthma; COPD; bone resorption diseases; multiple sclerosis; sepsis; septic shock; toxic shock syndrome and fever.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2011
    Assignee: Orchid Research Laboratories Limited
    Inventors: Akella Satya Surya Visweswara Srinivas, Ravikumar Tadiparthi, Ganapavarapu Veera Raghava Sharma, Sappanimuthu Thirunavukkarasu, Durairaj Peter Bhakiaraj, Virendra Kachhadia, Kilambi Narsimhan, Sathya Narayana Thara, Sriram Rajagopal, Gaddam Om Reddy, Sukunath Narayanan, Venkatesan Parameswaran, Venkatesan Janarthanam, Maruthikumar Narayanam, Sathyanarayana Gadde, Uma Ramachandran
  • Patent number: 7858786
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds useful as inhibitors of voltage-gated sodium channels. The invention also provides pharmaceutically acceptable compositions comprising the compounds of the invention and methods of using the compositions in the treatment of various disorders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2010
    Assignee: Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incoropated
    Inventors: Dean Wilson, Andreas Termin, Dewey Fanning, Paul Krenitsky, Pramod Joshi, Urvi Sheth
  • Publication number: 20100298143
    Abstract: Various aspects disclosed herein relate to aryl substituted aminopyrimidines according to Formula 1: wherein, X1 is N or C—R3; X2 is N or C—R4 provided that X1 and X2 are not both N; R1-R7 are H, CN, CHO, —SCN, NO2, F, Cl, Br, I, substituted or unsubstituted C1-C4-alkyl, substituted or unsubstituted halo-C1-C4-alkyl, substituted or unsubstituted C1-C4-alkoxy, substituted or unsubstituted halo-C1-C4-alkoxy, substituted or unsubstituted C1-C4-thioalkyl, substituted or unsubstituted halo-C1-C4-thioalkyl, substituted or unsubstituted C3-C-7-cycloalkyl, substituted or unsubstituted C2-C4-alkenyl, C2-C4-alkynyl, substituted or unsubstituted C1-C4-acylalkyl, C1-C4-acyloxy, C1-C4 alkoxycarbonyl, C1-C4-alkoxy-amino, C1-C4-alkyl-S(O)?NH, substituted or unsubstituted aryl, substituted or unsubstituted heterocycle, wherein the substituents are one or more of the following F, Cl, Br, OH, CN, NO2, CHO, —SCN, S(O)n-C1-C4-alkyl (where n=0-2), C1-C4-alkyl, halo-C1-C4-alkyl, C1-C4-alkylamine, C1-C4-alkoxy, halo-C1-C4-alkox
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2010
    Publication date: November 25, 2010
    Applicant: DOW AGROSCIENCES LLC
    Inventors: Francis E. Tisdell, James M. Renga, William C. Lo, Maurice C. H. Yap, David H. Young, George E. Davis
  • Patent number: 7820818
    Abstract: The invention provides compounds of formula I or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or ester thereof wherein the symbols have meaning as defined, which are inhibitors of cathepsin K and find use pharmaceutically for treatment of diseases and medical conditions in which cathepsin K is implicated, e.g. various disorders including inflammation, rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, osteoporosis and tumors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2010
    Assignee: Novartis AG
    Inventors: Eva Altmann, Claudia Betschart, Kenji Hayakawa, Osamu Irie, Junichi Sakaki, Genji Iwasaki, Rene Lattmann, Martin Missbach, Naoki Teno
  • Patent number: 7816529
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds useful as inhibitors of voltage-gated ion channels. The invention also provides pharmaceutically acceptable compositions comprising the compounds of the invention and methods of using the compositions in the treatment of various disorders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2010
    Assignee: Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated
    Inventors: Dean Mitchell Wilson, Esther Martinborough, Timothy Donald Neubert, Andreas Peter Termin, Jesus E. Gonzalez, III, Nicole Zimmerman
  • Patent number: 7812160
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a pyrimidine derivative of the formula (I) and salts thereof which is useful as an active ingredient of pharmaceutical preparations. The pyrimidine derivative of the present invention has excellent CRTH2 (G-protein-coupled chemoattractant receptor, expressed on Th2 cells) antagonistic activity and can be used for the prophylaxis and treatment of diseases associated with CRTH2 activity, in particular for the treatment of allergic diseases, such as asthma, allergic rhinitis, atopic dermatitis, and allergic conjunctivitis; eosinophil-related diseases, such as Churg-Strauss syndrome and sinusitis; basophil-related diseases, such as basophilic leukemia, chronic urticaria and basophilic leukocytosis in human and other mammals; and inflammatory diseases characterized by T lymphocytes and profuse leukocyte infiltrates such as psoriasis, eczema, inflammatory bowel disease, ulcerative colitis, Crohn's disease, COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder) and arthritis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2010
    Assignee: Actimis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Tai-wei Ly, Yuji Koriyama, Takashi Yoshino, Hiroki Sato, Kazuho Tanaka, Hiromi Sugimoto, Yoshihisa Manabe, Kevin Bacon, Klaus Urbahns, Masanori Seki, Takuya Shintani
  • Publication number: 20100240536
    Abstract: Pyrimidin-4-ylpropanedinitrile derivatives, process for their preparation and their use as herbicides and plant growth regulators The invention relates to compounds of the formula (I) and N-oxides, tautomers and agrochemically compatible salts thereof to processes for their preparation, and to their use as herbicides and plant growth regulators, in particular as herbicides for the selected control of harmful plants in useful plant crops.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2010
    Publication date: September 23, 2010
    Applicant: BAYER CROPSCIENCE AG
    Inventors: Marco Brünjes, Hansjörg Dietrich, Hartmut Ahrens, Michael Gerhard Hoffmann, Jan Dittgen, Dieter Feucht, Christopher Hugh Rosinger, Isolde Häuser-Hahn
  • Patent number: 7763621
    Abstract: A subject of the invention is the compounds of formula (I): in which R1, R2, R3, R4 and G have the meanings indicated in the description, their preparation process, their use as medicaments having an antagonist activity on the vitronectin receptor and the pharmaceutical compositions containing them.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2010
    Assignee: Galapagos SAS
    Inventors: Jean-Marie Ruxer, Jean-Michel Lefrancois, Bertrand Heckmann
  • Publication number: 20100179127
    Abstract: The invention relates to novel heterocyclic compounds of the formula in free base form or in acid addition salt form, in which R1, R2, R3, R4 and A are as defined in the specification, to their preparation, to their use as medicaments and to medicaments comprising them.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2006
    Publication date: July 15, 2010
    Inventors: Philipp Floersheim, Wolfgang Froestl, Sebastien Guery, Kiemens Kaupmann, Manuel Koller
  • Publication number: 20100179206
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method of controlling ectoparasites that infest companion and livestock animals by applying to the animal an effective amount of 4-tert-butylphenethyl quinazolin-4-yl ether or 4-chloro-5-ethyl-2-methyl-N-[(4-tert-butylphenyl)methyl]pyrazole-3-carboxamide or 5-chloro-N-[2-[4-(2-ethoxyethyl)-2,3-dimethylphenoxy]ethyl]-6-ethyl-4-pyrimidinamine or 4-chloro-3-ethyl-1-methyl-N-[4-(p-tolyloxy)benzyl]pyrazole-5-carboxamide
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2010
    Publication date: July 15, 2010
    Inventor: Michael J. Crawford
  • Patent number: 7723340
    Abstract: Provided herein are Aminopurine Compounds having the following structure: wherein R1, R2 and and R3 are as defined herein, compositions comprising an effective amount of an Aminopurine Compound and methods for treating or preventing cancer, a cardiovascular disease, a renal disease, an autoimmune condition, an inflammatory condition, macular degeneration, ischemia-reperfusion injury, pain and related syndromes, disease-related wasting, an asbestos-related condition, pulmonary hypertension or a condition treatable or preventable by inhibition of the JNK pathway comprising administering an effective amount of an Aminopurine Compound to a patient in need thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2010
    Assignees: Signal Pharmaceuticals, LLC, Pharmacopeia Drug Discovery, Inc.
    Inventors: Ronald J. Albers, Leticia Ayala, Steven S. Clareen, Maria Mercedes Delgado Mederos, Robert Hilgraf, Sayee G. Hegde, Kevin Hughes, Adam Kois, Veronique Plantevin-Krenitsky, Meg McCarrick, Lisa Nadolny, Moorthy S. S. Palanki, Kiran Sahasrabudhe, John Sapienza, Yoshitaka Satoh, Marianne K. Sloss, Elise Sudbeck, Jonathan Wright, Ian Henderson, Andrew G. Cole
  • Patent number: 7700605
    Abstract: The invention relates to compounds of the formula I and salts thereof, to a process for their manufacture, to their use in the treatment of (especially cysteine protease, such as UCH-L3- and/or USP-2 dependent) diseases or for the manufacture of pharmaceutical formulations against these diseases, methods of treatment of warm-blooded animals comprising administering the compounds and/or their salts to said animals and pharmaceutical preparations, especially for the treatment of the diseases, comprising said compounds and/or salts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2010
    Assignee: Novartis AG
    Inventors: Stefanie Flohr, Pascal Furet, Patricia Imbach, Ulrich Hommel, Hans-Ulrich Litshcer, Shirley Gil Parrado, Ulrich Hassiepen, Johann Zimmermann
  • Patent number: 7691853
    Abstract: This invention describes novel pyrazole compounds of formula IV: wherein Ring D is a 5-7 membered monocyclic ring or 8-10 membered bicyclic ring selected from aryl, heteroaryl, heterocyclyl or carbocyclyl; Rx and Ry are independently selected from T—R3, or taken together with their intervening atoms to form a fused, unsaturated or partially unsaturated, 5-8 membered ring having 1-3 ring heteroatoms selected from oxygen, sulfur, or nitrogen; and R2, R2?, T, and R3 are as described in the specification. The compounds are useful as protein kinase inhibitors, especially as inhibitors of aurora-2 and GSK-3, for treating diseases such as cancer, diabetes and Alzheimer's disease.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2010
    Assignee: Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated
    Inventors: David Bebbington, Hayley Binch, Ronald Knegtel, Julian M. C. Golec, Sanjay Patel, Jean-Damien Charrier, David Kay, Robert J. Davies, Pan Li, Marion W. Wannamaker, Cornelia J. Forster, Albert C. Pierce
  • Publication number: 20100075967
    Abstract: Pyrimidine derivatives of formula (I) in which J and Y represent aromatic or heteroaromatic rings; R2, G, G?, and G? represent substituent groups and R2a represents H or halogen; L represents a linking group; and M represents CH or N. Pharmaceutical compositions containing these compounds, and methods of using these compounds in treatment of hyperproliferative diseases such as cancer are also disclosed and claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2009
    Publication date: March 25, 2010
    Applicant: BAYER PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Julie A. Dixon, Dhanapalan Nagarathnam, Lei Zhang, Chunguang Wang, Lin Yi, Yuanwei Chen, Jianging Chen, Brian R. Bear, Michael Brands, Alexander Hillisch, Donald Bierer, Ming Wang, Wenlang Fu, Martin F. Hentemann, Ann-Marie Bullion, Manoj Patel
  • Patent number: 7678804
    Abstract: Pyrimidine derivatives of formula (I) in which J and Y represent aromatic or heteroaromatic rings; R2, G, G?, and G? represent substituent groups and R2a represents H or halogen; L represents a linking group; and M represents CH or N. Pharmaceutical compositions containing these compounds, and methods of using these compounds in treatment of hyperproliferative diseases such as cancer are also disclosed and claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2010
    Assignee: Bayer Healthcare LLC
    Inventors: Julie A. Dixon, Dhanapalan Nagarathnam, Lei Zhang, Chunguang Wang, Lin Yi, Yuanwei Chen, Jianqing Chen, Brian R. Bear, Michael Brands, Alexander Hillisch, Donald Bierer, Ming Wang, Wenlang Fu, Martin F. Hentemann, Ann-Marie Bullion, Manoj Patel
  • Patent number: 7674789
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to compounds of formula (I), (Ia),(Ic) and (Id), compositions, and uses thereof as an inhibitor of the p38 kinase, and wherein, inter alia R1 is C(Z)N(R10?)(CR10R20)vRb, C(Z)O(CR10R20)vRb, N(R10?)C(Z)(CR10R20)vRb; N(R10?)C(Z)N(R10?)(CR10R20)vRb; or N(R10?)OC(Z)(CR10R20)vRb; R3 is C1-10 alkyl, C3-7 cycloalkyl, C3-7 cycloalkyl C1-10 alkyl, aryl, arylC1-10 alkyl, heteroarylC1-10 alkyl, or a heterocyclylC1-10 alkyl moiety, and wherein each of these moieties may be optionally substituted; X is R2, OR2?, S(O)mR2?, (CH2)n?N(R10?)S(O)mR2?, (CH2)n?N(R10?)C(O)R2?, (CH2)n?NR4R14, (CH2)n?N(R2 ?)(R2?), or N(R10?)—Rh—NH—C(?N—CN)NRqRq?; and R2 is hydrogen, C1-10 alkyl, C3-7 cycloalkyl, C3-7 cycloalkylalkyl, aryl, arylC1-10 alkyl, heteroaryl, heteroarylC1-10 alkyl, heterocyclic, or a heterocyclylC1-10 alkyl moiety, and wherein each of these moieties, excluding hydrogen, may be optionally substituted; or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2010
    Assignee: Glaxo Group Limited
    Inventors: James F. Callahan, Zehong Wan, Hongxing Yan, Xichen Lin
  • Patent number: 7674804
    Abstract: This invention is concerned with compounds of the formula wherein A, R1 to R5 and G are as defined in the description and claims, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. The invention further relates to pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds, to a process for their preparation and to their use for the treatment and/or prevention of diseases which are associated with the modulation of SST receptors subtype 5.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2010
    Assignee: Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
    Inventors: Andreas D. Christ, Rainer E Martin
  • Patent number: 7662819
    Abstract: The present invention discloses pteridinone derivatives for use as inhibitors of stearoyl-CoA desaturase having the structure of Formula I: The compounds are useful in treating and/or preventing various human diseases, mediated by stearoyl-CoA desaturase (SCD) enzymes, especially diseases related to abnormal lipid levels, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, obesity, metabolic syndrome and the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2010
    Assignee: Gilead Palo Alto, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey Chisholm, Dmitry Koltun, Jeff Zablocki, Eric Parkhill, Andrey Glushkov, Natalya Vasilevich, Timur Zilbershtein, Andrew Cole, Tsung Lin, Ian Henderson
  • Patent number: 7662830
    Abstract: Substituted biaryl piperazinyl-pyridine analogues are provided, of the Formula: wherein variables are as described herein. Such compounds are ligands that may be used to modulate specific receptors activity in vivo or in vitro, and are particularly useful in the treatment of conditions associated with pathological receptor activation in humans, domesticated companion animals and livestock animals. Pharmaceutical compositions and methods for using such compounds to treat such disorders are provided, as are methods for using such ligands for receptor localization studies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2010
    Assignee: Neurogen Corporation
    Inventors: Charles A. Blum, Harry Brielmann, Bertrand L. Chenard, Xiaozhang Zheng
  • Publication number: 20100016591
    Abstract: Process for the manufacture of a compound of the structure (I) with R1=hydrogen, alkyl (C1-C10, linear, cyclic or branched, aliphatic or aromatic), NR?R? (wherein R? and R? are independently selected from H, alkyl [C1-C10, linear, cyclic or branched, aliphatic or aromatic] and R2=CH2R3 wherein R3 is selected from NHR1?? (with R??=C(O)H, C(O)CH3, C(O)alkyl, CH2C6H2(OMe)3 or other saponifiable residues), alkyl (C1-C10, linear, cyclic or branched) aromatic residues, heteroaryl residues, substituted aryl residues, e.g. 3,4,5-trimethoxy-phenyl) wherein 1 equivalent of an ?-formyl-propionitrile salt is reacted with 0.75 to 2 equivalents of an acetamidine salt in the presence of a Lewis acid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2008
    Publication date: January 21, 2010
    Inventors: Werner Bonrath, Ralph Haerter, Reinhard Karge, Ulla Letinois
  • Publication number: 20100010220
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel process for preparing amidrazones of the formula (I) wherein R, R1, R2, A, B, W, Y and n have the meanings as indicated in the description. Further, the invention relates to novel compounds used as intermediates in this process and to processes for their preparation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2007
    Publication date: January 14, 2010
    Applicant: BASF SE
    Inventors: Thomas Zierke, Christopher Koradin
  • Publication number: 20100009956
    Abstract: Substituted heteroaryl nitrile salts of Formula I, processes for their preparation, pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds and use of the compounds as cysteine protease inhibitors are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2007
    Publication date: January 14, 2010
    Inventors: Jose-Miguel Coteron Lopez, Jose Maria Fiandor Roman, Senthil Kumar Kusalakumari Sukumar
  • Publication number: 20090306084
    Abstract: Novel compounds are provided which are 11-beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type I inhibitors. 11-beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type I inhibitors are useful in treating, preventing, or slowing the progression of diseases requiring 11-beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type I inhibitor therapy. These novel compounds have the structure: W-L-Z??(I) or stereoisomers or prodrugs or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein W, L and Z are defined herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2009
    Publication date: December 10, 2009
    Inventors: James J. Li, Lawrence G. Hamann, Haixia Wang
  • Publication number: 20090286809
    Abstract: The present invention relates to preventives or remedies for Alzheimer's disease, or to amyloid protein fibril-formation inhibitors, which include as an active ingredient a compound of general formula (I) below or a pharmacologically permitted salt thereof; and also to nitrogen-containing heteroaryl derivatives having specific substituents, or pharmacologically permitted salts thereof, which are valuable as preventives or remedies for Alzheimer's disease, or as amyloid protein fibril-formation inhibitors: (where, R1 and R2 are H or alkyl; Z1 and Z2 are H, alkyl, alkoxy, haloalkyl or halogeno; Z3 is alkoxy, SH, alkylthio, NH2, mono- or di-alkylamino, OH or halogeno; Z4 and Z5 are H or halogeno; and A is 4,6-pyrimidine-1,3-diyl, 1,3,5-triazine-2,6-diyl, etc).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2009
    Publication date: November 19, 2009
    Applicant: BTG International Ltd.
    Inventors: Masaki Meguro, Tomiichiro Oda, Yasuhiro Nakagami, Shinji Marumoto, Kazuo Koyama, Isao Kaneko
  • Publication number: 20090286777
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to certain 5,6-fused pyrrolidine compounds which are useful as neurokinin-1 (NK-1) receptor antagonists, and inhibitors of tachykinin and in particular substance P. The invention is also concerned with pharmaceutical formulations comprising these compounds as active ingredients and the use of the compounds and their formulations in the treatment of certain disorders, including emesis, urinary incontinence, depression, and anxiety.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2007
    Publication date: November 19, 2009
    Inventors: Jianming Bao, Robert J. DeVita, Sander G. Mills, Gregori J. Morriello
  • Patent number: 7619084
    Abstract: The present invention is to provide a process for preparing a 4-aminopyrimidine compound represented by the formula (3): wherein R1 and R2 each represent a hydrogen atom or group which does not participate in the reaction and which may have a substituent(s), and R1 and R2 may be bonded to each other to form a ring, and R4 represents a hydrogen atom or a hydrocarbon group, which comprises reacting ammonia, a 3-substituted or unsubstituted acrylonitrile compound represented by the formula (1): CR1(CN)?CR2Y??(1) wherein R1 and R2 have the same meanings as defined above, and Y represents an amino group or OR, where R represents a hydrogen atom or a hydrocarbon group, and an organic acid compound represented by the formula (2): (R3O)3CR4??(2) wherein R3 represents a hydrocarbon group, and R4 has the same meaning as defined above.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2009
    Assignee: UBE Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Shigeyoshi Nishino, Kenji Hirotsu, Hidetaka Shima, Takashi Harada
  • Publication number: 20090280133
    Abstract: Disclosed are compounds of Formula I effective as cytotoxic agents. The compounds of this invention are useful in the treatment of a variety of clinical conditions in which uncontrolled growth and spread of abnormal cells occurs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2009
    Publication date: November 12, 2009
    Applicant: Myriad Genetics, Incorporated
    Inventors: Kazuyuki Suzuki, Tamara Artz, Warren S. Weiner, Yevgeniya Klimova
  • Publication number: 20090270367
    Abstract: The invention relates to novel compounds and also to methods of treating at least one disease, disorder, or condition associated with amyloidosis using such compounds. Amyloidosis refers to a collection of diseases, disorders, and conditions associated with abnormal deposition of A-beta protein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2009
    Publication date: October 29, 2009
    Inventors: Varghese JOHN, Michel MAILLARD, John TUCKER, Jose AQUINO, Barbara JAGODZINSKA, Louis BROGLEY, Jay TUNG, Simeon BOWERS, Darren DRESSEN, Gary PROBST, Neerav SHAH
  • Publication number: 20090264447
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of pyrimidine compounds of formula I wherein the variables have the meanings stated in the claims and in the description, for combating pathogenic fungi, new pyrimidine compounds of formula (I), and fungicidal and pharmaceutical agents containing the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2007
    Publication date: October 22, 2009
    Applicant: BASF SE
    Inventors: Jochen Dietz, Bernd Müller, Jan Klaas Lohmann, Jens Renner, Sarah Ulmschneider, Marianna Vrettou
  • Publication number: 20090264429
    Abstract: Certain aryl-hydroxyethylamino-pyrimidine and triazine compounds are described, which are useful as FAAH inhibitors. Such compounds may be used in pharmaceutical compositions and methods for the treatment of disease states, disorders, and conditions mediated by fatty acid amide hydrolase (FAAH) activity, such as anxiety, pain, inflammation, sleep disorders, eating disorders, energy metabolism disorders, and movement disorders (e.g., multiple sclerosis). Methods of synthesizing such compounds are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2009
    Publication date: October 22, 2009
    Inventors: Richard Apodaca, J. Guy Breitenbucher, Alison L. Chambers, Xiaohu Deng, Natalie A. Hawryluk, John M. Keith, Neelakandha S. Mani, Jeffrey E. Merit, Joan M. Pierce, Mark Seierstad, Wei Xiao
  • Patent number: 7589095
    Abstract: The invention relates to 4-phenyl-pyrimidine-2-carbonitrile derivatives having the general formula I wherein each of the substituents is given the definition as set forth in the specification and claims, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. The invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising the derivatives as well as to the use thereof in the treatment of osteoporosis, atherosclerosis, inflammation and immune disorders, such as rheumatoid arthritis, and chronic pain, such as neuropathic pain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2009
    Assignee: N.V. Organon
    Inventors: Jiaqiang Cai, Zoran Rankovic, Jennifer Helen Moir
  • Publication number: 20090227596
    Abstract: The invention provides compounds of formula I or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or ester thereof wherein the symbols have meaning as defined, which are inhibitors of cathepsin K and find use pharmaceutically for treatment of diseases and medical conditions in which cathepsin K is implicated, e.g. various disorders including inflammation, rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, osteoporosis and tumors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2009
    Publication date: September 10, 2009
    Inventors: Eva Altmann, Claudia Betschart, Kenji Hayakawa, Osamu Irie, Junichi Sakaki, Genji Iwasaki, Rene Lattmann, Martin Missbach, Naoki Teno
  • Patent number: 7582646
    Abstract: Pyrimidine derivatives of formula (I) in which J and Y represent aromatic or heteroaromatic rings; R2, G, G?, and G? represent substituent groups and R2a represents H or halogen; L represents a linking group; and M represents CH or N. Pharmaceutical compositions containing these compounds, and methods of using these compounds in treatment of hyperproliferative diseases such as cancer are also disclosed and claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2009
    Assignee: Bayer Pharmaceuticals Corporation
    Inventors: Julie A. Dixon, Dhanapalan Nagarathnam, Lei Zhang, Chunguang Wang, Lin Yi, Yuanwei Chen, Jianqing Chen, Brian R. Bear, Michael Brands, Alexander Hillisch, Donald Bierer, Ming Wang, Wenlang Fu, Martin F. Hentemann, Ann-Marie Bullion, Manoj Patel
  • Patent number: 7582645
    Abstract: Pyrimidine derivatives of formula (I) in which J and Y represent aromatic or heteroaromatic rings; R2, G, G?, and G? represent substituent groups and R2a represents H or halogen; L represents a linking group; and M represents CH or N. Pharmaceutical compositions containing these compounds, and methods of using these compounds in treatment of hyperproliferative diseases such as cancer are also disclosed and claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2009
    Assignee: Bayer Pharmaceuticals Corporation
    Inventors: Julie A. Dixon, Dhanapalan Nagarathnam, Lei Zhang, Chunguang Wang, Lin Yi, Yuanwei Chen, Jianqing Chen, Brian Bear, Michael Brands, Alexander Hillisch, Donald Bierer, Ming Wang, Wenlang Fu, Martin F. Hentemann, Ann-Marie Bullion
  • Patent number: 7582640
    Abstract: A subject of the invention is the compounds of formula (I): in which R1, R2, R3, R4 and G have the meanings indicated in the description, their preparation process, their use as medicaments having an antagonist activity on the vitronectin receptor and the pharmaceutical compositions containing them.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2009
    Assignee: Galapagos SAS
    Inventors: Jean-Marie Ruxer, Jean-Michel Lefrancois, Bertrand Heckmann
  • Publication number: 20090209519
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a pyrimidine compound of the formula (I): wherein R1 represents a hydrogen atom, halogen atom or C1-C4 alkyl; R2 represents C3-C7 alkynyloxy; R3 represents a hydrogen atom, halogen atom or C1-C3 alkyl; X represents C7 polymethylene, in which a CH2—CH2 may be replaced with a CH?CH, optionally substituted with at least one substituent selected from the group consisting of halogen atoms, trifluoromethyl and C1-C4 alkyls. This pyrimidine compound has an excellent activity of controlling pests.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2009
    Publication date: August 20, 2009
    Applicant: SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Hajime MIZUNO, Akio Manabe
  • Patent number: 7563781
    Abstract: The invention relates to the discovery of triazolopyrimidine derivatives of formula (I), which have been found to exhibit inhibitory activity against the serine-tyrosine and tyrosine kinases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2009
    Assignee: Janssen Pharmaceutica NV
    Inventors: Donald W. Ludovici, Richard W. Connors, Steven J. Coats, Li Liu, Bart L. De Corte, Dana L. Johnson, Mark J. Schulz
  • Publication number: 20090149476
    Abstract: A subject of the invention is the compounds of formula (I): in which R1, R2, R3, R4 and G have the meanings indicated in the description, their preparation process, their use as medicaments having an antagonist activity on the vitronectin receptor and the pharmaceutical compositions containing them.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2008
    Publication date: June 11, 2009
    Inventors: Jean-Marie Ruxer, Jean Michel Lefrancois, Bertrand Heckmann
  • Patent number: 7544688
    Abstract: The invention provides compounds of Formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or ester thereof wherein the symbols have meaning as defined, which are inhibitors of cathepsin K and find use pharmaceutically for treatment of diseases and medical conditions in which cathepsin K is implicated, e.g. various disorders including inflammation, rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, osteoporosis and tumors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2009
    Assignee: Novartis AG
    Inventors: Eva Altmann, Claudia Betschart, Kenji Hayakawa, Osamu Irie, Junichi Sakaki, Genji Iwasaki, Rene Lattmann, Martin Missbach, Naoki Teno
  • Patent number: 7544675
    Abstract: The present invention concerns chemical compounds combining affinity and antagonism against the human m3 muscarinic receptor with activity as selective phosphodiesterase IV (PDE IV) inhibitors, processes for preparing them, pharmaceutical compositions containing them and their use as pharmaceuticals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2009
    Assignee: UCB, S.A.
    Inventors: Laurent Provins, Berend Jan Van Keulen, John Surtees, Patrice Talaga, Bernard Christophe
  • Publication number: 20090137588
    Abstract: The present invention provides compounds, pharmaceutically acceptable compositions thereof, and methods of using the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2008
    Publication date: May 28, 2009
    Applicant: Avila Therapeutics, Inc.
    Inventors: Juswinder Singh, Shomir Ghosh, Arthur F. Kluge, Russell C. Petter, Richland W. Tester
  • Patent number: 7538214
    Abstract: 6-Amino-5-halo-4-pyrimidinecarboxylic acids having poly-substituted aryl substituents in the 2-position, and their amine and acid derivatives, are potent herbicides demonstrating a broad spectrum of weed control.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2009
    Assignee: Dow AgroSciences LLC
    Inventors: Jeffrey B. Epp, Paul R. Schmitzer, James M. Ruiz, Terry W. Balko, Thomas L. Siddall, Carla N. Yerkes
  • Patent number: 7534798
    Abstract: Compounds having the general structure and compositions containing them, for the treatment of acute, inflammatory and neuropathic pain, dental pain, general headache, migraine, cluster headache, mixed-vascular and non-vascular syndromes, tension headache, general inflammation, arthritis, rheumatic diseases, osteoarthritis, inflammatory bowel disorders, inflammatory eye disorders, inflammatory or unstable bladder disorders, psoriasis, skin complaints with inflammatory components, chronic inflammatory conditions, inflammatory pain and associated hyperalgesia and allodynia, neuropathic pain and associated hyperalgesia and allodynia, diabetic neuropathy pain, causalgia, sympathetically maintained pain, deafferentation syndromes, asthma, epithelial tissue damage or dysfunction, herpes simplex, disturbances of visceral motility at respiratory, genitourinary, gastrointestinal or vascular regions, wounds, burns, allergic skin reactions, pruritis, vitiligo, general gastrointestinal disorders, gastric ulceration, d
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2009
    Assignee: Amgen Inc.
    Inventors: Chenera Balan, Ning Chen, Elizabeth M. Doherty, Vijay Keshav Gore, Mark H. Norman, Hui-Ling Wang
  • Publication number: 20090124645
    Abstract: This invention relates to novel pyrimidine-2,4-diamine derivatives useful as modulators of small-conductance calcium-activated potassium channels (SK channels). In other aspects the invention relates to the use of these compounds in a method for therapy and to pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds of the invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2006
    Publication date: May 14, 2009
    Applicant: NeuroSearch A/S
    Inventors: Ulrik Svane Sorensen, Birgitte L. Eriksen, Lene Teuber, Dan Peters, Dorte Strobaek, Tina Holm Johansen, Palle Christophersen
  • Patent number: 7521446
    Abstract: Provided herein are Aminopurine Compounds having the following structure: wherein R1, R2 and R3 are as defined herein, compositions comprising an effective amount of an Aminopurine Compound and methods for treating or preventing cancer, a cardiovascular disease, a renal disease, an autoimmune condition, an inflammatory condition, macular degeneration, ischemia-reperfusion injury, pain and related syndromes, disease-related wasting, an asbestos-related condition, pulmonary hypertension or a condition treatable or preventable by inhibition of the JNK pathway comprising administering an effective amount of an Aminopurine Compound to a patient in need thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2009
    Assignee: Signal Pharmaceuticals, LLC
    Inventors: Ronald J. Albers, Leticia Ayala, Steven S. Clareen, Maria Mercedes Delgado Mederos, Robert Hilgraf, Kevin Hughes, Adam Kois, Veronique Plantevin-Krenitsky, Meg McCarrick, Lisa Nadolny, Moorthy S. S. Palanki, Kiran Sahasrabudhe, Yoshitaka Satoh, Marianne K. Sloss, Elise Sudbeck, Jonathan Wright
  • Publication number: 20090093494
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides 4-pyrimidineamine compounds having antiproliferative activity, compositions comprising the compounds and methods of using the compounds to inhibit cellular proliferation and to treat proliferative diseases such as tumorigenic cancers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2008
    Publication date: April 9, 2009
    Applicant: RIGEL PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
    Inventors: Rajinder Singh, Ankush Argade, David Carroll, Tarikere Gururaja, Taisei Kinoshita