Cyano Or -c(=x)-, Wherein X Is Chalcogen, Attached Directly Or Indirectly To The Oxazole Ring By Nonionic Bonding Patents (Class 548/236)
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Publication number: 20110028493Abstract: The present invention aims to provide a compound having superior pharmacological action, physicochemical properties and the like and useful as an sGC activation drug, or an agent for the prophylaxis and/or treatment of diseases such as hypertension, ischemic cardiac disease, cardiac failure, kidney disease, arteriosclerotic disease, atrial fibrillation, pulmonary hypertension, diabetes, diabetic complications, metabolic syndrome, peripheral arterial obstruction, erectile dysfunction and the like. An sGC activation drug containing a compound represented by the formula (II): wherein each symbol is as defined in the specification, or a salt thereof, as an active ingredient.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 3, 2009Publication date: February 3, 2011Inventors: Nobuyuki Matsunaga, Yoshihisa Nakada, Yusuke Ohba, Hideyuki Nakagawa
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Patent number: 7879854Abstract: A compound comprising or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, or a prodrug thereof is disclosed herein. Y, A, and B are as described herein. Methods, compositions, and medicaments related to these compounds are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: April 22, 2009Date of Patent: February 1, 2011Assignee: Allergan, Inc.Inventors: David W. Old, Danny T. Dinh
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Publication number: 20110021527Abstract: In one aspect, the invention relates to compounds having the formula: wherein: Ar, Z, R3, R4 and R5 are as defined in the specification, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. These compounds have AT1 receptor antagonist activity and neprilysin inhibition activity. In another aspect, the invention relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds; methods of using such compounds; and process and intermediates for preparing such compounds.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 14, 2010Publication date: January 27, 2011Inventors: Paul R. FATHEREE, Ryan HUDSON, Robert Murray MCKINNELL
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Publication number: 20110021534Abstract: The present invention relates to 2-(substituted sulphur, sulphone or sulphoxide)-3-(substituted phenyl) propionic acid derivatives, 2-(substituted oxygen)-3-(substituted phenyl) propionic acid derivatives, benzoic acid derivatives, and derivatives of 2-methyl-2-(phenoxy or phenylthio)propanoic acid and 2-(methylor ethyl)-2-(phenoxy or phenylthio)butanoic acid, to processes for preparing such compounds, to their use in the treatment of inflammatory conditions, and to pharmaceutical compositions containing them.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 7, 2008Publication date: January 27, 2011Applicant: ALBIREO ABInventors: Anders Broo, Johan Gottfries, Michael Kossenjans, Li Lanna, Eva-Lotte Lindstedt-Alstermark, Kristina A. Nilsson, Bengt Ohlsson, Maria Thorstensson, Maria Boije, Olof Sjogren
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Publication number: 20110021574Abstract: Embodiments relate to the field of chemistry and biochemistry, and, more specifically, to anti-cancer compounds, synthesis thereof, and methods of using same. Disclosed herein are various heterocyclic compounds and methods of using the novel anti-cancer compounds to inhibit the growth of a cancer cell, for instance a leukemia, non-small cell lung, central nervous system (CNS), skin, ovarian, renal, prostate, breast, or colon cancer cell. Other embodiments include methods of treating cancer in a subject, such as using the disclosed heterocyclic anti-cancer agents.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 3, 2009Publication date: January 27, 2011Applicant: University of Notre Dame du LacInventors: Marvin J. Miller, Garrett C. Morasaki, Jonathan Stefely
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Publication number: 20110009385Abstract: A first aspect of the invention relates to a compound of formula (I), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, hydrate, complex or pro-drug thereof, wherein: R3 is selected from cyclopentyl and cyclohexyl; R9 is a substituted 5 or 6-membered aryl or heteroaryl group or a 6,5- or 6,6-fused biaryl or heterobiaryl group. Compounds of formula (I) exhibit surprisingly high dual efficacies for human cathepsin S and K and are useful for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), atherosclerosis, cardiovascular diseases which exhibit significant damage and remodeling of extracellular matrix (ECM) and chronic pain.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 9, 2010Publication date: January 13, 2011Applicant: Amura Therapeutics LimitedInventors: MARTIN QUIBELL, John P. Watts, Nicholas S. Flinn
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Patent number: 7868032Abstract: The present invention provides prostamide receptor antagonist compounds that may be represented by the general formula I wherein A, R1, R2, R3, R4 and R6 are as defined in the specification.Type: GrantFiled: October 9, 2007Date of Patent: January 11, 2011Assignee: Allergan, Inc.Inventors: David F. Woodward, Jenny W. Wang, Clive L. Cornell, Hans G. Fliri, Jose L. Martos, Simon N. Pettit
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Patent number: 7868031Abstract: The present invention relates to propionamide compounds of formula I for use as antiinflammatory agents: wherein R1, R2 and R3 are as defined herein and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. The invention also relates to methods of using the compounds of formula I and pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds of formula I.Type: GrantFiled: December 8, 2006Date of Patent: January 11, 2011Assignee: Roche Palo Alto LLCInventors: Leyi Gong, Counde O'Yang, Yun-chou Tan
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Publication number: 20100331335Abstract: The present disclosure provides inhibitors of c-Jun N-terminal kinases (JNK) having a structure according to the following formula: or a salt or solvate thereof, wherein ring A, Ca, Cb, Z, R5, W and Cy are defined herein. The disclosure further provides pharmaceutical compositions including the compounds of the present disclosure and methods of making and using the compounds and compositions of the present disclosure, e.g., in the treatment and prevention of various disorders, such as Alzheimer's disease.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 5, 2010Publication date: December 30, 2010Inventors: Hing L. Sham, Roy K. Hom, Andrei W. Konradi, Gary D. Probst, Simeon Bowers, Anh Truong, R. Jeffrey Neitz, Jennifer Sealy, Gergely Toth
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Publication number: 20100316607Abstract: The present invention discloses compounds of Formula (I), or pharmaceutically acceptable salts, esters, or prodrugs thereof: which inhibit RNA-containing virus, particularly the hepatitis C virus (HCV). Consequently, the compounds of the present invention interfere with the life cycle of the hepatitis C virus and are also useful as antiviral agents. The present invention further relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising the aforementioned compounds for administration to a subject suffering from HCV infection. The invention also relates to methods of treating an HCV infection in a subject by administering a pharmaceutical composition comprising the compounds of the present invention.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 15, 2010Publication date: December 16, 2010Inventors: Yat Sun Or, Xiaowen Peng, Lu Ying, Ce Wang, Yao-Ling Qiu
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Patent number: 7851620Abstract: This invention relates to novel macrocyclic lactams intermediates useful for the preparation of diazonamide analogs. This invention also relates to a novel electrochemical oxidative cyclization for the preparation of such macrocyclic lactams, and their further elucidation to provide diazonamide analogs.Type: GrantFiled: June 6, 2008Date of Patent: December 14, 2010Assignees: Board of Regents, The University of Texas System, Joyant Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Inventors: Gunnar Hanson, Charles Caldwell, Patrick G. Harran, Susan Harran, Qi Wei, Ming Zhou
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Publication number: 20100311797Abstract: The present invention relates to substituted indoles of formula (I), useful as pharmaceutical compounds for treating respiratory disorders.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 2, 2010Publication date: December 9, 2010Inventors: Roger Victor Bonnert, Timothy Jon Luker, John Cumming
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Patent number: 7846956Abstract: The present invention provides a malononitrile compound represented by the formula (I): wherein any one of X1, X2, X3 and X4 is CR100, wherein R100 is a group represented by the formula: the other three of X1, X2, X3 and X4 each represent nitrogen or CR5, provided that 1 to 3 of X1, X2, X3 and X4 represent nitrogen, and Z represents oxygen, sulfur or NR6, which has pest-controlling activity.Type: GrantFiled: January 13, 2005Date of Patent: December 7, 2010Assignee: Sumitomo Chemical Company, LimitedInventors: Hiromasa Mitsudera, Ken Otaka, Jun Fujiwara
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Publication number: 20100298301Abstract: The invention provides a compound which is an amide of the formula (1), or a salt, solvate, N-oxide or tautomer thereof; wherein: a is 0 or 1; b is 0 or 1: provided that the sum of a and b is 0 or 1; T is O or NH Ar1 is a monocyclic or bicyclic 5- to 10-membered aryl or heteroaryl group containing up to 4 heteroatoms selected from O, N and S, and being optionally substituted by one or more substituents R1; Ar2 Js a monocyclic or bicyclic 5- to 10-membered aryl or heteroaryl group containing up to 4 heteroatoms selected from O, N and S and being optionally substituted by one or more substituents R2; and R1 and R2 are as defined in the claims. The compounds are inhibitors of kinases and in particular FLT3, FLT4 and Aurora kinases.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 9, 2008Publication date: November 25, 2010Applicant: SAREUM LIMITEDInventors: John Charles Reader, John Mark Ellard, Helen Boffey, Susanne Taylor, Andrew David Carr, Michael Cherry, Michelle Wilson, Richard Boakye Owoare
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Publication number: 20100292206Abstract: The present invention relates to wherein each symbol is as defined in the specification. The compound of the present invention has a superior RBP4-lowering action, and is useful as a medicament for the prophylaxis or treatment of disease and condition mediated by increased RBP4.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 17, 2008Publication date: November 18, 2010Inventors: Shizuo Kasai, Tomohiro Kaku, Masahiro Kamaura
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Publication number: 20100286210Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide novel carbazole derivatives, solvates thereof, or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof having an excellent adipose tissue weight reducing effect, hypoglycemic effect, and hypolipidemic effect, which are useful as a preventive and/or therapeutic agent for fatty liver, obesity, lipid metabolism abnormality, visceral adiposity, diabetes, hyperlipemia, impaired glucose tolerance, hypertension, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, non-alcoholic steatohepatitis, and the like.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 28, 2005Publication date: November 11, 2010Applicant: Zeria Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.Inventors: Masakazu Murata, Yoshihiko Itokazu, Ryu Nakao
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Publication number: 20100286170Abstract: The present invention provides novel beta-secretase inhibitors and methods for their use, including methods of treating of Alzheimer's disease.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 24, 2008Publication date: November 11, 2010Inventors: Arun K. Ghosh, Chunfeng Liu, Thippeswamy Devasamudram, Hui Lei, Lisa M. Swanson, Sudha V. Ankala, John C. Lilly, Geoffrey M. Bilcer
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Patent number: 7829723Abstract: The present invention relates to polymorphic forms of (S)-1-cyanobutan-2-yl (S)-1-(3-(3-(3-methoxy-4-(oxazol-5-yl)phenyl)ureido)phenyl)ethylcarbamate, pharmaceutical compositions thereof, processes to prepare therein, and uses therewith.Type: GrantFiled: February 4, 2009Date of Patent: November 9, 2010Assignee: Vertex Pharmaceuticals IncorporatedInventors: Todd Blythe, Petinka Vlahova
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Publication number: 20100279868Abstract: Pyrandione, thiopyrandione and cyclohexanetrione compounds of formula (I), which are suitable for use as herbicides.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 26, 2008Publication date: November 4, 2010Applicant: SYNGENTA CROP PROTECTION, INC.Inventors: Stephane Andre Marie Jeanmart, Christopher John Mathews, Steve Smith, John Benjamin Taylor, Mangala Govenkar
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Publication number: 20100273766Abstract: The invention relates to novel oxindole derivatives of general formula (I), wherein the substituents R1, R2, A, B, and Y are defined as in claim 1. The invention further relates to medicaments containing said derivatives, and use thereof for the prevention and/or treatment of vasopressin-dependent diseases.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 1, 2006Publication date: October 28, 2010Applicant: Abbott GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Thorsten Oost, Wilfried Lubisch, Wolfgang Wernet, Wilfried Hornberger, Liliane Unger, Herve Geneste, Astrid Netz
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Publication number: 20100267778Abstract: The present invention relates to a compound represented by formula (I): wherein ring A, ring B and ring D each independently represents a cyclic group which may have a substituent(s); W is a spacer having 1 to 8 atom(s) in its main chain; X is a spacer having 1 to 2 atom(s) in its main chain; Y is a binding bond or a spacer having 1 to 8 atom(s) in its main chain; and Z is an acidic group, or a salt thereof, a solvate thereof or a prodrug thereof. The compound represented by formula (I) has a PPAR ? agonistic action and is useful as a preventive and/or treating agent for diseases where sugar and lipid metabolisms are abnormal (diabetes, hyperlipemia, arteriosclerosis, cardiovascular diseases, obesity and metabolic syndrome or the like), hypertension, circulatory diseases and skin inflammation diseases.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 3, 2004Publication date: October 21, 2010Inventors: Shinya Kusuda, Yoshisuke Nakayama, Masaki Ima, Hisao Tajima, Sachiko Kato
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Publication number: 20100267710Abstract: Disclosed are compounds of the Formula I and pharmaceutically acceptable salts and prodrugs thereof, wherein W, R1, R2, R7, R8, R9 and R10 are as defined in the specification. Such compounds are MEK inhibitors and useful in the treatment of hyperproliferative diseases, such as cancer and inflammation, in mammals. Also disclosed is a method of using such compounds in the treatment of hyperproliferative diseases in mammals, and pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 28, 2010Publication date: October 21, 2010Applicant: ARRAY BIOPHARMA INC.Inventors: Eli M. Wallace, Joseph P. Lyssikatos, Allison L. Marlow, T. Brian Hurley
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Publication number: 20100261717Abstract: Disclosed are compounds of the Formula I and pharmaceutically acceptable salts and prodrugs thereof, wherein W, R1, R2, R7, R8, R9 and R10 are as defined in the specification. Such compounds are MEK inhibitors and useful in the treatment of hyperproliferative diseases, such as cancer and inflammation, in mammals. Also disclosed is a method of using such compounds in the treatment of hyperproliferative diseases in mammals, and pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 28, 2010Publication date: October 14, 2010Applicant: ARRAY BIOPHARMA INC.Inventors: Eli M. Wallace, Joseph P. Lyssikatos, Allison L. Marlow, T. Brian Hurley
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Publication number: 20100261675Abstract: Conventional many fungicidal compositions have had practical problems such that either a preventive effect or a curing effect is inadequate, the residual effect tends to be inadequate, or the controlling effect against plant diseases tends to be inadequate depending upon the application site, and a fungicidal composition to overcome such problems has been desired.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 24, 2010Publication date: October 14, 2010Applicant: ISHIHARA SANGYO KAISHA, LTD.Inventors: Yuji Nakamura, Shigeru Mitani, Tetsuo Yoneda
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Publication number: 20100256156Abstract: The present invention provides a heterocyclic compound represented by the following formula (I), which has a glucagon antagonistic action and is useful for the prophylaxis or treatment of diabetes and the like, a compound represented by wherein ring A is an optionally substituted benzene ring and the like; Y is a nitrogen atom and the like; X is —O— and the like; R4 is a hydrogen atom and the like; R5 and R6 are each independently a hydrogen atom and the like; R1 is an optionally substituted hydrocarbon group and the like; R2 is a hydrogen atom and the like; and R3 is —(CH2)3—COOH and the like, or a salt thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2008Publication date: October 7, 2010Inventors: Yoshihiro Banno, Ryoma Hara, Ryosuke Tokunoh
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Publication number: 20100256385Abstract: The present invention provides prostaglandin receptor antagonist compounds represented by the general formula I, wherein A, R, R1 and R2 are as defined in the specification.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 1, 2010Publication date: October 7, 2010Applicant: ALLERGAN, INC.Inventors: David F. Woodward, Jenny W. Wang
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Publication number: 20100249190Abstract: This disclosure concerns novel compounds of Formula (I) as defined in the specification and compositions comprising such novel compounds. These compounds are useful antiviral agents, especially in inhibiting the function of the NS5A protein encoded by Hepatitis C virus (HCV). Thus, the disclosure also concerns a method of treating HCV related diseases or conditions by use of these novel compounds or a composition comprising such novel compounds.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 25, 2010Publication date: September 30, 2010Inventors: Omar D. Lopez, Qi Chen, Makonen Belema, Lawrence G. Hamann
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Publication number: 20100249192Abstract: Heteroaromatic compounds of structural formula I are inhibitors of stearoyl-coenzyme A delta-9 desaturase (SCD). The compounds of the present invention are useful for the prevention and treatment of conditions related to abnormal lipid synthesis and metabolism, including cardiovascular disease; atherosclerosis; obesity; diabetes; neurological disease; Metabolic Syndrome; insulin resistance; cancer; liver steatosis; and non-alcoholic steatohepatitis.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 9, 2008Publication date: September 30, 2010Inventors: Chun Sing Li, Yeeman K. Ramtohul, Jean-Philippe Leclerc
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Publication number: 20100249428Abstract: The invention relates to a process for the preparation of a compound of formula (I) or a salt thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 17, 2010Publication date: September 30, 2010Inventors: Kurt Puentener, Michelangelo Scalone
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Patent number: 7803797Abstract: Compounds comprising or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or a prodrug thereof, are disclosed, wherein G, B, Y, and A are as described. Methods, compositions, and medicaments related thereto are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: April 22, 2009Date of Patent: September 28, 2010Assignee: Allergan, Inc.Inventors: David W. Old, Vinh X. Ngo
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Patent number: 7803950Abstract: The invention relates generally to a process for preparing diarylcycloalkyl derivatives of the formula (I). wherein the respective R-group substituents are defined herein. These compounds of formula (I) are activators for peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors (PPAR activators) which are useful in the therapeutic treatment of a number of diseases and disorders of the central nervous system such as multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's Disease, psychiatric disorders and the like. The present invention is a novel process for preparing PPAR activators of the formula (I) which do not have the disadvantages of the processes known in the prior art. In particular, a process is provided with which the PPAR activators of formula (I) can be prepared in a suitable enantiomeric excess, i.e. high enantioselectivity, without the need for subsequent chiral chromatography.Type: GrantFiled: February 20, 2007Date of Patent: September 28, 2010Assignee: Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GmbHInventors: Christophe Salagnad, Frank Zocher, Andreas Burgard, Bernd Junker, Rolf Hoerlein, Thomas Stuedemann, Claus-Jügen Maier, Jochen Hachtel, Wolfgang Holla, Christoph Tappertzhofen, Berndt Kulitzscher, Stephane Mutti
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Publication number: 20100240614Abstract: The invention provides well-defined aryl and/or heteroaryl substituted indoles that are useful as spingosine-1-phosphate agonists or antagonists. As such, the compounds described herein are useful in treating a wide variety of disorders associated with modulation of sphingosine-1-phosphate receptors.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 18, 2008Publication date: September 23, 2010Inventors: Richard L. Beard, Haiqing Yuan, John E. Donello
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Publication number: 20100240657Abstract: The present invention encompasses compounds of general formula (1) wherein the groups R2 to R4, L, Q and n are defined as in claim 1, which are suitable for the treatment of diseases characterised by excessive or abnormal cell proliferation, and their use for preparing a pharmaceutical composition with the above-mentioned properties.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 1, 2008Publication date: September 23, 2010Applicant: BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM INTERNATIONAL GMBHInventors: Ioannis Sapountzis, Peter Ettmayer, Christian Klein, Andreas Mantoulidis, Martin Steegmaier, Steffen Steurer, Irene Waizenegger
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Patent number: 7795291Abstract: Compounds are provided which have the structure of Formula (I): wherein R1 is halogen; and X is hydrogen or halogen, and salts thereof, which compounds are useful as anti-atherosclerotic, anti-dyslipidemic, anti-diabetic, and anti-obesity agents.Type: GrantFiled: July 5, 2007Date of Patent: September 14, 2010Assignee: Bristol-Myers Squibb CompanyInventors: Joseph A. Tino, Peter T. W. Cheng, Yan Shi, Jun Li, Ranjan Mukherjee
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Publication number: 20100226882Abstract: The present invention discloses compounds of Formula (I), or pharmaceutically acceptable salts, esters, or prodrugs thereof: which inhibit RNA-containing virus, particularly the hepatitis C virus (HCV). Consequently, the compounds of the present invention interfere with the life cycle of the hepatitis C virus and are also useful as antiviral agents. The present invention further relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising the aforementioned compounds for administration to a subject suffering from HCV infection. The invention also relates to methods of treating an HCV infection in a subject by administering a pharmaceutical composition comprising the compounds of the present invention.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 17, 2010Publication date: September 9, 2010Inventors: Yat Sun Or, Xiaowen Peng, Ce Wang, Lu Ying, Datong Tang, Yao-Ling Qiu
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Publication number: 20100227902Abstract: Compounds are provided that act as potent antagonists of chemokine receptors. The compounds are generally aryl sulfonamide derivatives and are useful in pharmaceutical compositions, methods for the treatment of chemokine receptor-mediated diseases, and as controls in assays for the identification of chemokine antagonists.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 14, 2010Publication date: September 9, 2010Applicant: CHEMOCENTRYX, INC.Inventors: Solomon Ungashe, Zheng Wei, J. J. Wright, Andrew Pennell, Brett Permack, Thomas Schall
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Publication number: 20100222581Abstract: There is provided a series of substituted isophthalates of formula (I) or a stereoisomer thereof; or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein W, R3, R5 and R6 as defined herein, their pharmaceutical compositions and methods of use. These novel compounds inhibit the processing of amyloid precursor protein (APP) by ?-secretase and, more specifically, inhibit the production of A?-peptide. The present disclosure is directed to compounds useful in the treatment of neurological disorders related to ?-amyloid production, such as Alzheimer's disease and other conditions affected by anti-amyloid activity.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 14, 2010Publication date: September 2, 2010Inventors: Lorin A. Thompson, III, Kenneth M. Boy, Jianliang Shi, John E. Macor
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Publication number: 20100221214Abstract: The present invention discloses compounds of Formula (I), or pharmaceutically acceptable salts, esters, or prodrugs thereof: which inhibit RNA-containing virus, particularly the hepatitis C virus (HCV). Consequently, the compounds of the present invention interfere with the life cycle of the hepatitis C virus and are also useful as antiviral agents. The present invention further relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising the aforementioned compounds for administration to a subject suffering from HCV infection. The invention also relates to methods of treating an HCV infection in a subject by administering a pharmaceutical composition comprising the compounds of the present invention.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 9, 2010Publication date: September 2, 2010Inventors: Yat Sun Or, Ce Wang, Xiaowen Peng, Lu Ying, Yao-Ling Qiu
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Patent number: 7781468Abstract: The present invention relates to a compound of formula I, racemates, optically active isomers, or pharmaceutically acceptable salts or solvates thereof, and a pharmaceutical composition comprising the compound, the various radicals in the formula I are the same as defined in the claims.Type: GrantFiled: March 2, 2005Date of Patent: August 24, 2010Assignee: Beijing Molecule Science Technology Co., Ltd.Inventors: Song Li, Xinbo Zhou, Lili Wang, Cheng Xu, Chengmai Ruan, Cuifang Lin, Junhai Xiao, Zhibing Zhen, Hongying Liu, Yunde Xie, Zhong Wu, Hao Cui
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Publication number: 20100210630Abstract: This invention is directed to compounds of formula (I): where r, q, R, R2, R3, R4, R5a, R5b, R5c, R6a, R6b, R6c, R7, R8, and R9 are described herein, as single stereoisomers or as mixtures of stereoisomers, or pharmaceutically acceptable salts, solvates, clathrates, polymorphs, ammonium ions, N-oxides or prodrugs thereof; which are leukotriene A4 hydrolase inhibitors and therefore useful in treating inflammatory disorders. Pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds of the invention and methods of preparing the compounds of the invention are also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 30, 2010Publication date: August 19, 2010Inventors: Damian Arnaiz, Greg Brown, Emmanuel Claret, Arwed Cleve, David Davey, William Guilford, Seock-Kyu Khim, Thomas Kirkland, Monica J. Kochanny, Amy Liang, David Light, John Parkinson, David Vogel, Guo Ping Wei, Bin Ye
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Patent number: 7777048Abstract: The present invention relates to processes for preparing biaryl ureas derivatives and analogs thereof. The invention also provides compounds useful as intermediates in the processes of the present invention. The process is useful for preparing compounds that inhibit IMPDH.Type: GrantFiled: May 5, 2009Date of Patent: August 17, 2010Assignee: Vertex Pharmaceuticals IncorporatedInventors: Graham Ansell, Todd Blythe, Andrew Jones, Benjamin Littler, Adam Looker, Philip Nyce, John Snoonian
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Patent number: 7772264Abstract: The invention is concerned with (S)-1-{[2-(5-Methyl-2-phenyl-oxazol-4-yl)-ethylamino]-acetyl}-pyrrolidine-2-carbonitrile mesylate and crystalline polymorphs of this compound. This compound and its polymorphic forms exhibits superior properties compared to the previously known compounds and can be used as medicament for the treatment of disorders which are associated with DPP-IV.Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 2006Date of Patent: August 10, 2010Assignee: Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.Inventors: Stefan Abrecht, Andre Gerard Bubendorf, Stephan Goetzoe, Olaf Grassmann, Francois Montavon, Regina Moog, Franziska Rohrer, Armin Ruf, Michelangelo Scalone, Urs Schwitter, Shaoning Wang
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Publication number: 20100197644Abstract: Compounds of formula (I): The present invention relates to novel indazolyl ester or amide derivatives, to pharmaceutical compositions comprising such derivatives, to processes for preparing such novel derivatives and to the use of such derivatives as medicamentsType: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2009Publication date: August 5, 2010Inventors: Markus Berger, Jan Dahmén, Karl Edman, Anders Eriksson, Balint Gabos, Thomas Hansson, Martin Hemmerling, Krister Henriksson, Svetlana Ivanova, Matti Lepistö, Darren McKerrecher, Magnus Munck af Rosenschöld, Stinabritt Nilsson, Hartmut Rehwinkel, Camilla Taflin
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Publication number: 20100173932Abstract: Compounds, pharmaceutical compositions including the compounds, and methods of preparation and use thereof are disclosed. The compounds are amide compounds which can be prepared from certain heteroaryl carboxylic acids and certain diazabicycloalkanes. The compounds exhibit selectivity for, and bind with high affinity to, neuronal nicotinic receptors of the ?4?2 subtype in the central nervous system (CNS). The compounds and compositions can be used to treat and/or prevent a wide variety of conditions or disorders, particularly CNS disorders. The compounds can: (i) alter the number of nicotinic cholinergic receptors of the brain of the patient, (ii) exhibit neuroprotective effects, and (iii) when employed in effective amounts, not result in appreciable adverse side effects (e.g. side effects such as significant increases in blood pressure and heart rate, significant negative effects upon the gastrointestinal tract, and significant effects upon skeletal muscle).Type: ApplicationFiled: March 15, 2010Publication date: July 8, 2010Applicant: Targacept, Inc.Inventors: Anatoly Mazurov, Lan Miao, Yun-De Xiao, Philip S. Hammond, Craig H. Miller, Srinivisa Rao Akireddy, V. Srinivasa Murthy, Regina C. Whitaker, Scott R. Breining, Matt S. Melvin
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Publication number: 20100173933Abstract: Compounds of formula (I) have antibacterial activity: wherein R represents hydrogen or 1, 2 or 3 optional substituents; W is ?C(R1)— or ?N—; R1 is hydrogen or an optional substituent and R2 is hydrogen, methyl, or fluorine; or R1 and R2 taken together are —CH2—, —CH2CH2—, —O—, or, in either orientation, —O—CH2— or —OCH2CH2—; R3 is a radical of formula -(Alk1)m-(Z)p-(Alk2)n-Q wherein m, p and n are independently 0 or 1, provided that at least one of m, p and n is 1, Z is —O—, —S—, —S(O)—, —S(O2)—, —NH—, —N(CH3)—, —N(CH2CH3)—, —C(?O)—, —O—(C?O)—, —C(?O)—O—, or an optionally substituted divalent monocyclic carbocyclic or heterocyclic radical having 3 to 6 ring atoms; or an optionally substituted divalent bicyclic heterocyclic radical having 5 to 10 ring atoms; Alk1 and Alk2 are optionally substituted C1-C6 alkylene, C2-C6 alkenylene, or C2-C6 alkynylene radicals, which may optionally terminate with or be interrupted by —O—, —S—, —S(O)—, —S(O2)—, —NH—, —N(CH3)—, or —N(CH2CH3)—; and Q is hydrogen, halogen, nitType: ApplicationFiled: March 22, 2007Publication date: July 8, 2010Applicant: PROLYSIS LTDInventors: David Ryall Brown, Ian Collins, Lloyd George Czaplewski, David John Haydon
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Patent number: 7750164Abstract: The present invention provides convergent processes for preparing epothilone A and B, desoxyepothilones A and B, and analogues thereof. Also provided are analogues related to epothilone A and B and intermediates useful for preparing same. The present invention further provides novel compositions based on analogues of the epothilones and methods for the treatment of cancer and cancer which has developed a multidrug-resistant phenotype.Type: GrantFiled: January 11, 2007Date of Patent: July 6, 2010Assignee: Sloan-Kettering Institute for Cancer ResearchInventors: Samuel J. Danishefsky, Peter Bertinato, Dai-Shi Su, Dang Fang Meng, Ting-Chao Chou, Ted Kamenecka, Erik J Sorensen, Aaron Balog, Kenneth A. Savin
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Publication number: 20100167333Abstract: The present invention provides a metal chelator and methods that facilitate binding, detecting, monitoring and quantitating of heavy metal ions in a sample.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 11, 2009Publication date: July 1, 2010Applicant: LIFE TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATIONInventors: Kyle R. Gee, Jolene Bradford, Vladimir V. Martin
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Publication number: 20100168088Abstract: The present invention relates to a compound of formula I wherein Ar1, Ar2, R1, R2, R3, n, o, and p are as described herein or to a pharmaceutically active salt, to all stereoisomeric forms, including individual diastereoisomers and enantiomers as well as to racemic and non-racemic mixtures thereof. Compounds of the invention are high potential NK-3 receptor antagonists for the treatment of depression, pain, psychosis, Parkinson's disease, schizophrenia, anxiety and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).Type: ApplicationFiled: October 2, 2009Publication date: July 1, 2010Inventors: Caterina Bissantz, Philippe Jablonski, Henner Knust, Matthias Nettekoven, Angélique Patiny-Adam, Hasane Ratni, Claus Riemer
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Publication number: 20100160397Abstract: Compounds of formula (I), or salts thereof, which inhibit acetyl CoA (acetyl coenzyme A):diacylglycerol acyltransferase (DGAT1) activity are provided, wherein, for example, R1 is an optionally substituted aryl or optionally substituted heteroaryl group; T is N, CH or CMe; Y is a direct bond, or a defined linking group and R2 is an optionally substituted aryl, an optionally substituted cycloalkyl or an optionally substituted heterocyclic group; together with processes for their preparation, pharmaceutical compositions containing them and their use as medicaments.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 8, 2007Publication date: June 24, 2010Inventors: Alan Martin Birch, Robert Davies, David Paul Whalley
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Publication number: 20100160324Abstract: The invention provides a compound of the formula (I): for use in medicine: or salts or tautomers or N-oxides or solvates thereof; wherein R1 is an optionally substituted heterocyclic group having from 3 to 12 ring members provided that the cyclic group joined to the pyrazole contains at least one heteroatom selected from N, O or S; A is a bond or —Y—(B)n—; B is C?O, NRg(C?O) or O(C?O) wherein Rg is hydrogen or C1-4 hydrocarbyl optionally substituted by hydroxy or C1-4 alkoxy; n is 0 or 1; Y is a bond or an alkylene chain of 1,2 or 3 carbon atoms in length; R2 is hydrogen; halogen; C1-4 alkoxy (e.g. methoxy); or a C1-4 hydrocarbyl group optionally substituted by halogen (e.g. fluorine), hydroxyl or C1-4 alkoxy (e.g. methoxy); R3 is selected from optionally substituted carbocyclic and heterocyclic groups having from 3 to 12 ring members or an optionally substituted C1-8 hydrocarbyl group; with the proviso that R1 is not formula (II): where X, R3? and R4? are defined in the claims.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 30, 2005Publication date: June 24, 2010Applicant: ASTEX THERAPEUTICS LIMITEDInventors: Valerio Berdini, Michael Alistair O'Brien, Maria Grazia Carr, Nicholas Gareth Morse Davies, Adrian Liam Gill, Eva Figueroa Navarro, Steven Howard, Gary Trewartha, Andrew James Woodhead, Alison Jo-Anne Woolford, Paul Graham Wyatt