Plural Rings In Acid Moiety Patents (Class 560/27)
  • Patent number: 7994211
    Abstract: Compounds of formula (I) have muscarinic M3 receptor modulating activity; Formula (I) wherein A is an oxygen atom or group —N(R12)—; (i) R1 is C1-C6-alkyl or a hydrogen atom; and R2 is a hydrogen atom or a group —R5, —Z—Y—R5—Z—NR9R10; —Z—CO—NR9R10; —Z—NR9—CO—R5; or —Z—CO2H; and R3 is a lone pair, or C1-C6-alkyl in which case the nitrogen atom to which it is attached is a quaternary nitrogen and carries a positive charge; or (ii) R1 and R3 together with the nitrogen to which they are attached form a heterocycloalkyl ring, and R2 is a hydrogen atom; or a group —R5, —Z—Y—R5, —Z—NR9R10, —Z—CO—NR9R10, —Z—NR9—CO—R5, or —Z—CO2H, in which cases the nitrogen atom to which it is attached is a quaternary nitrogen and carries a positive charge; or (iii) R1 and R2 together with the nitrogen to which they are attached form a heterocycloalkyl ring, said ring being substituted by a group —Y—R5, —Z—Y—R5, —Z—NR9R10; —Z—CO—NR9R10; —Z—NR9—CO—R5; or —Z—CO2H and R3 is a lone pair, or C1-C6-alkyl in which case the nitrogen atom to
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2011
    Assignee: Argenta Discovery Limited
    Inventors: Nicholas Charles Ray, Andrew Stephen Robert Jennings
  • Publication number: 20110160300
    Abstract: Disclosed are aspartic protease inhibitors represented by the following Formula: wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7a, R7b and n are as defined herein, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, pharmaceutical compositions comprising the same and methods for treating an aspartic protease mediated disorder using the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2009
    Publication date: June 30, 2011
    Inventors: Marlys Hammond, Patrick Stoy
  • Publication number: 20110160476
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for producing N-substituted carbamic acid-O-aryl ester derived from a compound having an ureido group, the method comprising the step of carrying out esterification or esterification and transesterification from the compound having the ureido group and a hydroxy composition containing one type or a plurality of types of hydroxy compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2009
    Publication date: June 30, 2011
    Inventors: Nobuhisa Miyake, Masaaki Shinohata, Atsushi Okubo
  • Publication number: 20110160468
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for the preparation of (3R,3aS,6aR)-hexahydrofuro[2,3-b]furan-3-yl(1S,2R)-3-[[(4-aminophenyl)sulfonyl](isobutyl)amino]-1-benzyl-2-hydroxypropylcarbamate as well as novel intermediates for use in said process. (3R,3aS,6aR)-hexahydrofuro[2,3-b]furan-3-yl(1S,2R)-3-[[(4-aminophenyl)sulfonyl](isobutyl)amino]-1-benzyl-2-hydroxypropylcarbamate is particularly useful as an HIV protease inhibitor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2009
    Publication date: June 30, 2011
    Inventors: Piet Tom Bert Paul Wigerinck, Dominique Louis Nestor Ghislain Surleraux, Wim Gaston Verschueren, Herman Augustinus De Kock, Wim Albert Alex Aelterman
  • Publication number: 20110144374
    Abstract: Provided is a fungicide for agriculture and horticulture containing at least one of oxime ether derivative represented by Formula (I) or a salt thereof (wherein X represents a halogen atom, a C1-C20 alkyl group or the like, R1 and R2 each independently represent a hydrogen atom, a C1-C20 alkyl group, or the like, R3 represents a hydrogen atom, a C1-C20 alkyl group, or the like, R4 represents a hydrogen atom, a C1-C20 alkyl group, or the like, R5 represents a hydrogen atom or the like, Y represents an oxygen atom or the like, Z represents an oxygen atom or the like, Q represents an aryl group or the like, m represents an integer of 0 to 8, and n represents an integer of 0 to 4).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2009
    Publication date: June 16, 2011
    Applicant: Nippon Soda Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hironori Furukawa, Raito Kuwahara, Jyun Kanazawa, Motoaki Sato
  • Publication number: 20110136878
    Abstract: A pest control agent containing a compound represented by the following Formula (1), wherein A represents a carbon atom, a nitrogen atom, or the like, K represents a non-metal atom group necessary for forming a cyclic linking group derived from a 5- or 6-membered aromatic ring, in combination with A and two carbon atoms to which A bonds, X represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, or the like, n represents an integer of from 0 to 4, T represents —C(=G1)-Q1 (wherein G1 and G2 represent an oxygen atom or the like, Q1 represents a phenyl group which may have a substituent, a heterocyclic group which may have a substituent, or the like), or the like, Q2 represents a phenyl group or the like, G3 represents an oxygen atom or the like, and R1 and R2 each independently represent a hydrogen atom, a C1-C6 alkyl group, or a group represented by -L-D, or the like (provided that at least either R1 or R2 represents a group represented by -L-D); as an active ingredient exhibits an excellent effect.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2009
    Publication date: June 9, 2011
    Applicant: Mitsui Chemicals Agro., Inc.
    Inventors: Yumi Kobayashi, Hiroyuki Katsuta, Michikazu Nomura, Hidetaka Tsukada, Atsushi Hirabayashi, Hidenori Daido, Yusuke Takahashi, Shinichi Banba
  • Publication number: 20110136792
    Abstract: Provided herein are compounds of the formula (I): as well as pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein the substituents are as those disclosed in the specification. These compounds, and the pharmaceutical compositions containing them, are useful for the treatment of metabolic diseases and disorders such as, for example, type II diabetes mellitus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2010
    Publication date: June 9, 2011
    Inventors: David Robert Bolin, Stuart Hayden, Yimin Qian, Kshitij Chhabilbhai Thakkar
  • Publication number: 20110136877
    Abstract: The present invention provides novel phenoxyacetic acids useful for the prevention and treatment of inflammatory disorders, including those affecting the respiratory system and skin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2009
    Publication date: June 9, 2011
    Applicant: LIGAND PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
    Inventors: Brian F. McGuinness, Thuy X. H. Le, Jingqi Duo, Koc-Kan Ho
  • Publication number: 20110130453
    Abstract: Described herein are compounds that are antagonists of PGD2 receptors. Also described are pharmaceutical compositions and medicaments that include the compounds described herein that are antagonists of PGD2 receptors. Also described herein are methods of using such antagonists of PGD2 receptors, alone and in combination with other compounds, for treating respiratory, cardiovascular, and other PGD2-dependent or PGD2-mediated conditions or diseases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2009
    Publication date: June 2, 2011
    Applicant: AMIRA PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
    Inventors: John Howard Hutchinson, Brian Andrew Stearns, Yen Pham Truong, Thomas Jon Seiders
  • Publication number: 20110118330
    Abstract: Compounds that inhibit proteolytic enzymes of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) are described. Preparation of the inhibitors, pharmaceutical compositions containing them, and uses of the compounds or compositions for the treatment of HIV infections are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2009
    Publication date: May 19, 2011
    Applicant: PURDUE RESEARCH FOUNDATION
    Inventor: Arun K. Ghosh
  • Publication number: 20110112131
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the field of pain management, and more particularly to synergistic codrugs comprising an opioid and ketamine or norketamine which have been combined to form a single chemical codrug entity. When the codrug is administered it produces a synergistic analgesic response to pain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2009
    Publication date: May 12, 2011
    Applicant: University of Kentucky Research Foundation A144 ASTeCC Building
    Inventors: Joseph R. Holtman, Peter A. Crooks, Ujjwal Chakraborty
  • Patent number: 7935727
    Abstract: Compounds having a biphenyl group substituted with a phenyl or heteroaromatic group, as shown in Formula I, including pharmaceutically acceptable salts of the compounds, are CETP inhibitors, and are useful for raising HDL-cholesterol, reducing LDL-cholesterol, and for treating or preventing atherosclerosis:
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2011
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Yi-Heng Chen, Zhijian Lu, Peter J. Sinclair
  • Publication number: 20110098352
    Abstract: Described herein are compounds that are antagonists of PGD2 receptors. Also described are pharmaceutical compositions that include the compounds described herein, and methods of using such antagonists of PGD2 receptors, alone or in combination with other compounds, for treating respiratory, cardiovascular, and other PGD2-dependent or PGD2-mediated conditions or diseases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2009
    Publication date: April 28, 2011
    Applicant: AMIRA PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
    Inventors: John Howard Hutchinson, Brian Andrew Stearns, Jill Melissa Scott, Yen Pham Truong, Jeffrey Roger Roppe, Nicholas Simon Stock, Jeannie M. Arruda, Thomas Jon Seiders, Bowei Wang
  • Publication number: 20110092683
    Abstract: There are provided compounds of formulas (VA), (VIA), (VIIA) (IXA), (XIA), (XIIA), (XIIIA), and (XIVA): wherein A, Z, R2, X?, and L2 represent various different possibilities. Methods for using such compounds are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2010
    Publication date: April 21, 2011
    Applicant: VALORISATION-RECHERCHE, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
    Inventors: André Charette, Jean-Christophe Poupon, Alessandro Boezio
  • Publication number: 20110053958
    Abstract: The present invention relates to amide derivatives of Formula (XIIIa) and pharmaceutical compositions thereof that modulate the activity of the PGI2 receptor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2009
    Publication date: March 3, 2011
    Applicant: ARENA PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
    Inventors: Thuy-Anh Tran, Weichao Chen, Bryan A. Kramer, Abu J.M. Sadeque, Anna Shifrina, Young-Jun Shin, Pureza Vallar, Ning Zou
  • Publication number: 20110039874
    Abstract: Disclosed are compounds and compositions that inhibit the action of monoacylglycerol lipase (MGL) and fatty acid amide hydrolase (FAAH), methods of inhibiting MGL and FAAH, methods of modulating cannabinoid receptors, and methods of treating various disorders related to the modulation of cannabinoid receptors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2010
    Publication date: February 17, 2011
    Applicant: Northeastern University
    Inventors: Alexandros Makriyannis, Spyridon P. Nikas, Shakiru O. Alapafuja, Vidyanand G. Shukla
  • Publication number: 20110039819
    Abstract: The present invention relates to substituted phenoxybenzamide compounds of general formula (I): in which R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, X, R6 and q are as defined in the claims, to methods of preparing said compounds, to pharmaceutical compositions and combinations comprising said compounds and to the use of said compounds for manufacturing a pharmaceutical composition for the treatment or prophylaxis of a disease, in particular of a hyper-proliferative and/or angiogenesis disorder, as a sole agent or in combination with other active ingredients.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2009
    Publication date: February 17, 2011
    Inventors: Marion Hitchcock, Ingo Hartung
  • Publication number: 20110021571
    Abstract: The disclosures herein relate generally to acyloxyalkyl carbamate prodrugs of (±)-4-amino-3-(4-chlorophenyl)butanoic acid and analogs thereof, pharmaceutical compositions thereof, methods of making prodrugs of (±)-4-amino-3-(4-chlorophenyl)butanoic acid and analogs thereof, methods of using prodrugs of (±)-4-amino-3-(4-chlorophenyl)butanoic acid and analogs thereof, and pharmaceutical compositions thereof for treating or preventing common diseases and/or disorders such as spasticity and/or acid reflux disease. The disclosures herein also relate to acyloxyalkyl carbamate prodrugs of (±)-4-amino-3-(4-chlorophenyl)butanoic acid and analogs thereof which are suitable for oral administration and to sustained release oral dosage forms thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2010
    Publication date: January 27, 2011
    Applicant: XenoPort, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark A. Gallop, Fenmei Yao, Maria J. Ludwikow, Thu Phan, Ge Peng
  • Publication number: 20100324046
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel class of 4-carboxybenzylamino derivatives. The 4-carboxybenzylamino compounds can be used to treat cancer. The 4-carboxybenzylamino compounds can also inhibit histone deacetylase and are suitable for use in selectively inducing terminal differentiation, and arresting cell growth and/or apoptosis of neoplastic cells, thereby inhibiting proliferation of such cells. Thus, the compounds of the present invention are useful in treating a patient having a tumor characterized by proliferation of neoplastic cells. The compounds of the invention may also be useful in the prevention and treatment of TRX-mediated diseases, such as autoimmune, allergic and inflammatory diseases, and in the prevention and/or treatment of diseases of the central nervous system (CNS), such as neurodegenerative diseases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2008
    Publication date: December 23, 2010
    Inventors: Paul Harrington, Richard W. Heidebrecht, JR., Solomon Kattar, Thomas A. Miller, Karin M. Otte, Phieng Siliphaivanh, Paul Tempest, Kevin J. Wilson, David J. Witter
  • Publication number: 20100310540
    Abstract: Provided are methods of screening compounds for any aspirin-related activity other than TAFI inhibition, and also for non-inhibition of TAFI. Compounds identified by the screening methods can be used to treat, prevent or manage in a patient pain, fever, colon cancer, pancreatic cancer or an inflammatory, platelet aggregation, fibrinolytic or hemorrhagic disease or disorder. Also provided is a method of evaluating test compounds for TAFI inhibitory activity wherein the TAFI inhibitory activity of these test compounds is compared to the TAFI inhibitory activity of aspirin or its derivatives or metabolites. Further provided is a method of treating, preventing or managing in a patient, a hemorrhagic or thrombotic disease or disorder with high dose aspirin or aspirin derivatives or metabolites.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2010
    Publication date: December 9, 2010
    Inventors: Robert S. Greenfield, Seong Soo A. An, Latchezar Trifonov, Jean Vaugeois, Clarke Slemon
  • Publication number: 20100311991
    Abstract: The present invention disclosed an process for preparing docetaxel 1, including the following steps: a) hydroxyl acylation reaction of compound 2 and 3 to obtain compound 4; b) deprotection group R1 of the hydroxyl group of compound 4 obtained from step a to prepare compound 5; c) removing one tert-butoxycarbonyl of compound 5 obtained from step b to prepare compound 6; d) removing one acetyl of compound 6 obtained from step c to prepare compound 1; wherein, R1 represents tert-butyl dimethyl silyl, triethylsilyl, ethoxyethyl, tetrahydropyranyl, trichloroethoxycarbonyl or methoxymethyl, Boc is tert-butoxycarbonyl, Ac is acetyl, and Ph is phenyl. The present invention also disclosed intermediates of docetaxel and methods for preparation thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2009
    Publication date: December 9, 2010
    Applicant: SHANGHAI PARLING PHARMA-TECH. CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Xin Shen, Huaxing Zhan, Jidong Yang, Xiao He, Fuxing Lin, Shaohong Wu
  • Publication number: 20100286215
    Abstract: There is provided compounds of formula (I): wherein Y, ring A, D1, D2, D3, L1, Y1, L2, Y2, L3 and Y3 have meanings given in the description, and pharmaceutically-acceptable salts thereof, which compounds are useful in the treatment of diseases in which inhibition of leukotriene C4 synthase is desired and/or required, and particularly in the treatment of a respiratory disorder and/or inflammation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2008
    Publication date: November 11, 2010
    Inventors: Benjamin Pelcman, Peter Nilsson, Martins Katkevics
  • Publication number: 20100267982
    Abstract: A high adhesive acrylate monomer has a specific chemistry figure. This monomer may be easily prepared in a simplified way, and various linkers may be used between L-DOPA and an acrylate group attached to a tail of L-DOPA, so molecular weight and size of the entire material may be easily controlled. Also, various kinds of acrylate to be combined to a isocyanate compound used as a linker may be selected, so various molecules may be easily composed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2008
    Publication date: October 21, 2010
    Inventors: Woo-Sung Kim, Jee-Seon Kim, Ja-Young Han
  • Publication number: 20100266500
    Abstract: This invention relates to a method of imaging amyloid deposits and to labeled compounds, and methods of making labeled compounds useful in imaging amyloid deposits. This invention also relates to compounds, and methods of making compounds for inhibiting the aggregation of amyloid proteins to form amyloid deposits, and a method of delivering a therapeutic agent to amyloid deposits.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2010
    Publication date: October 21, 2010
    Applicant: THE TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
    Inventors: Hank F. Kung, Mei-Ping Kung, Zhi-Ping Zhuang
  • Patent number: 7807677
    Abstract: Compounds of the formula I: wherein R1, R2, X and N are as defined in the specification; E is N, CH; A? and A? are terminal groups as defined in the specification. The compounds have utility as HIV-1 protease inhibitors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2010
    Assignee: Medivir AB
    Inventors: Jenny Ekegren, Anders Hallberg, Hans Wallberg, Bertil Samuelsson, Mahalingam Kannan
  • Publication number: 20100249024
    Abstract: Compounds of Formula I, including pharmaceutically acceptable salts of the compounds, are CETP inhibitors, and are useful for raising HDL-cholesterol, reducing LDL-cholesterol, and for treating or preventing atherosclerosis. In the compounds of Formula 1, A1 and A2 are each an aromatic ring, a 5-6-membered heterocyclic ring, an aromatic ring fused to a heterocyclic ring, a phenyl ring fused to a heterocyclic ring, or a cycloalkyl ring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2010
    Publication date: September 30, 2010
    Applicant: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Amjad Ali, Joann Bohn, Qiaolin Deng, Zhijian Lu, Peter J. Sinclair, Gayle E. Taylor, Christopher F. Thompson, Nazia Quraishi
  • Patent number: 7799739
    Abstract: Novel biphenylcarboxamides of the formula (I) There is further provided a plurality of processes for preparing these compounds and their use for controlling unwanted microorganisms, and also novel intermediates and their preparation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2010
    Assignee: Bayer CropScience AG
    Inventors: Ralf Dunkel, Hans-Ludwig Elbe, Jörg Nico Greul, Herbert Gayer, Arnd Voerste, Ulrike Wachendorff-Neumann, Peter Dahmen
  • Patent number: 7790907
    Abstract: A method produces a uretonimine-modified isocyanate composition having increased low-temperature tolerance. The method comprises providing a first polyisocyanate composition having two or more isocyanate groups and comprising 4,4?-diphenylmethane diisocyanate (MDI) and reacting the first polyisocyanate composition at a temperature of from about 90° C. to about 115° C. and in the presence of a catalyst such that the isocyanate groups form carbodiimides for forming uretonimine and uretonimine oligomers. The reaction of the first polyisocyanate composition is quenched with a quenching agent to produce an intermediate composition having an intermediate isocyanate value of from about 21.0 to about 26.0. The intermediate composition is blended with a second isocyanate composition to form a stable uretonimine-modified isocyanate composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2010
    Assignee: BASF Corporation
    Inventors: Thomas Savino, Nikolay Lebedinski
  • Publication number: 20100215589
    Abstract: The compound of formula (I) is a water-stable, long acting ?2-selective adrenoceptor agonist useful as a bronchodilator in the treatment of bronchoconstriction associated with reversible obstructive airways diseases and the like.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2010
    Publication date: August 26, 2010
    Applicant: SEPRACOR INC.
    Inventors: Craig R. Abolin, H. Scott Wilkinson, Paul McGlynn, William K. McVicar
  • Patent number: 7777069
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel compounds, methods of preparing these compounds, and pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds. These compounds are carbamate prodrugs that convert to active inhibitors of the IMPDH enzyme in vivo. The compounds and pharmaceutical compositions of this invention are particularly well suited for activation and subsequent inhibition of the IMPDH enzyme activity. Consequently, these prodrugs may be advantageously used as therapeutic agents for IMPDH mediated processes. This invention also relates to methods for inhibiting the activity of IMPDH using the compounds and compositions of this invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2010
    Assignee: Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated
    Inventors: Dean P. Stamos, Randy S. Bethiel
  • Publication number: 20100190829
    Abstract: Described are compounds that bind to aspartic proteases to inhibit their activity. They are useful in the treatment or amelioration of diseases associated with aspartic protease activity. Also described are methods of use of the compounds described herein in ameliorating or treating aspartic protease related disorders in a subject in need thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2008
    Publication date: July 29, 2010
    Inventors: John J. Baldwin, Salvacion Cacatian, David A. Claremon, Lawrence W. Dillard, Patrick T. Flaherty, Alexey V. Ishchenko, Lanqi Jia, Gerard McGeehan, Robert D. Simpson, Suresh B. Singh, Colin M. Tice, Zhenrong Xu, Jing Yuan, Wei Zhao
  • Publication number: 20100179216
    Abstract: Provided is a novel amine compound represented by the following formula (I) having a superior peripheral blood lymphocyte decreasing action and superior in the immunosuppressive action, rejection suppressive action and the like, which shows decreased side effects of, for example, bradycardia and the like, or a pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition salt thereof, or a hydrate thereof, or a solvate thereof. wherein each symbol is as defined in the specification.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2008
    Publication date: July 15, 2010
    Inventors: Masatoshi Kiuchi, Kaoru Tashiro, Maiko Hamada, Kunio Sugahara
  • Publication number: 20100168079
    Abstract: The present invention relates to biaryl-benzylamine compounds, to processes for their production, to their use as pharmaceuticals and to pharmaceutical compositions comprising them.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2009
    Publication date: July 1, 2010
    Inventors: Daniela Angst, Birgit Bollbuck, Philipp Janser, Jean Quancard
  • Patent number: 7745657
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to D-homoandrosta-17-yl-carbamate derivatives as selective glucocorticoid receptor ligands useful for treating a variety of autoimmune and inflammatory diseases or conditions. Pharmaceutical compositions and methods of use are also included.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2010
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Amjad Ali, Mark L. Greenlee, Carol A. McVean, Robert S. Meissner, Gayle E. Taylor
  • Publication number: 20100160424
    Abstract: Described are compounds that bind to aspartic proteases to inhibit their activity. They are useful in the treatment or amelioration of diseases associated with aspartic protease activity. Also described are methods of use of the compounds described herein in ameliorating or treating aspartic protease related disorders in a subject in need thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2008
    Publication date: June 24, 2010
    Inventors: John J. Baldwin, Salvacion Cacatian, David A. Claremon, Lawrence W. Dillard, Patrick T. Flaherty, Alexey V. Ishchenko, Gerard McGeehan, Robert D. Simpson, Suresh B. Singh, Colin M. Tice, Zhenrong Xu, Jing yuan, Wei Zhao
  • Publication number: 20100144852
    Abstract: Compounds of formula (I) have muscarinic M3 receptor modulating activity; Formula (I) wherein A is an oxygen atom or group —N(R12)—; (i) R1 is C1-C6-alkyl or a hydrogen atom; and R2 is a hydrogen atom or a group —R5, —Z—Y—R5—Z—NR9R10; —Z—CO—NR9R10; —Z—NR9—CO—R5; or —Z—CO2H; and R3 is a lone pair, or C1-C6-alkyl in which case the nitrogen atom to which it is attached is a quaternary nitrogen and carries a positive charge; or (ii) R1 and R3 together with the nitrogen to which they are attached form a heterocycloalkyl ring, and R2 is a hydrogen atom; or a group —R5, —Z—Y—R5, —Z—NR9R10, —Z—CO—NR9R10, —Z—NR9—CO—R5, or —Z—CO2H, in which cases the nitrogen atom to which it is attached is a quaternary nitrogen and carries a positive charge; or (iii) R1 and R2 together with the nitrogen to which they are attached form a heterocycloalkyl ring, said ring being substituted by a group —Y—R5, —Z—Y—R5, —Z—NR9R10; —Z—CO—NR9R10; —Z—NR9—CO—R5; or —Z—CO2H and R3 is a lone pair, or C1-C6-alkyl in which case the nitrogen atom to
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2006
    Publication date: June 10, 2010
    Applicant: ARGENTA DISCOVERY LIMITED
    Inventors: Harry Finch, Nicholas Charles Ray, Richard James Bull, Monique Bodil van Niel, Andrew Stephen Robert Jennings
  • Publication number: 20100144825
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to aspartic protease inhibitors. The present invention is also directed to pharmaceutical compositions comprising the disclosed aspartic protease inhibitors. The present invention is further directed to methods of antagonizing one or more aspartic proteases in a subject in need thereof, and methods for treating an aspartic protease mediated disorder in a subject using the disclosed aspartic protease inhibitors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2008
    Publication date: June 10, 2010
    Inventors: John J. Baldwin, Salvacion Cacatian, David A. Claremon, Lawrence W. Dillard, Patrick T. Fiaherty, Alexey V. Ishchenko, Lanqi Jia, Gerard McGeehan, Robert D. Simpson, Suresh B. Singh, Colin M. Tice, Zhenrong Xu, Jing Yuan, Wei Zhao, Linghang Zhuang
  • Publication number: 20100130601
    Abstract: A compound of formula (I), wherein A1, A2, A3, A4, R1, R2, R3, G1, G2, G3 and Q are as defined in claim 1; or a salt or N-oxide thereof. Furthermore, the present invention relates to processes and intermediates for preparing compounds of formula (I), to insecticidal, acaricidal, molluscicidal and nematicidal compositions comprising them and to methods of using them to combat and control insect, acarine, mollusc and nematode pests.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2008
    Publication date: May 27, 2010
    Applicant: SYNGENTA CROP PROTECTION, INC.
    Inventors: Pierre Jung, Christopher Richard Ayles Godrey, William Lutz, Peter Maienfisch, Andre Stoller, Werner Zambach
  • Patent number: 7718822
    Abstract: The compound of formula (I) is a water-stable, long acting ?2-selective adrenoceptor agonist useful as a bronchodilator in the treatment of bronchoconstriction associated with reversible obstructive airways diseases and the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2010
    Assignee: Sepracor Inc.
    Inventors: Craig R. Abolin, H. Scott Wilkinson, Paul McGlynn, William K. McVicar
  • Publication number: 20100113770
    Abstract: A medicament having inhibitory activity against NF-?B activation which comprises as an active ingredient a substance selected from the group consisting of a compound represented by the following general formula (I) and a pharmacologically acceptable salt thereof, and a hydrate thereof and a solvate thereof: wherein X represents a connecting group whose number of atoms in a main chain is 2 to 5 (said connecting group may be substituted), “A” represents an acyl group which may be substituted, (provided that unsubstituted acetyl group and unsubstituted acryloyl group are excluded,) or a C1 to C6 alkyl group which may be substituted, or A may bind to connecting group X to form a cyclic structure which may be substituted, “E” represents an aryl group which may be substituted or a heteroaryl group which may be substituted, ring Z represents an arene which may have one or more substituents in addition to the group represented by formula —O-A wherein A has the same meaning as that defined above and the group r
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2009
    Publication date: May 6, 2010
    Applicant: INSTITUTE OF MEDICINAL MOLECULAR DESIGN, INC.
    Inventors: Susumu MUTO, Akiko ITAI
  • Publication number: 20100105941
    Abstract: A urea-urethane compound having one or more urea groups and one or more urethane groups in the molecular structure, the number of said urea groups (A) and the number of said urethane groups (B) satisfying the following numerical formula: 10?(A+B)?3 wherein each of A and B is an integer of 1 or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2009
    Publication date: April 29, 2010
    Inventors: Kazuo KABASHIMA, Hiroshi Kobayashi, Tetsurou Iwaya
  • Publication number: 20100041882
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods for synthesizing 1-(acyloxy)-alkyl prodrug derivatives of drugs through oxidation of 1-acyl-alkyl derivatives of drugs under anhydrous reaction conditions. The methods typically proceed stereospecifically, in high yield, do not require the use of activated intermediates and/or toxic compounds and are readily amenable to scale-up.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2009
    Publication date: February 18, 2010
    Applicant: XenoPort, Inc.
    Inventors: Laxminarayan Bhat, Mark A. Gallop
  • Publication number: 20090326059
    Abstract: The present invention relates to benzyloxyanilide derivatives having the following structural formula: The compounds of the present invention are useful for the treatment and prevention of diseases and disorders which are affected by activation or modulation of potassium ion channels. One such condition is seizure disorders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2009
    Publication date: December 31, 2009
    Applicant: VALEANT PHARMACEUTICALS INTERNATIONAL
    Inventors: Jim Zhen Wu, Jean-Michel Vernier, Huanming Chen, Jianlan Song
  • Publication number: 20090318688
    Abstract: A method for preparing a phenylalanine derivative having a quinazoline-dione ring represented by the following formula (1) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, comprising the following steps (a), (b) and (c): (a) reacting an acyl phenylalanine derivative represented by the following formula (2): with a carbonyl group-introducing reagent and a specific anthranilic acid derivative to thus form the corresponding carboxy-asymmetric urea derivative; (b) converting the carboxy-asymmetric urea derivative into the corresponding quinazoline-dione derivative in the presence of a carboxyl group-activating agent: (c) if desired, substituting an N-alkyl group for the hydrogen atom bonded to the nitrogen atom present in the quinazoline-dione ring of the quinazoline-dione derivative using an N-alkylation agent and then deprotecting the resulting product, when the substituent R3? which is a group corresponding to R3 is protected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2009
    Publication date: December 24, 2009
    Applicant: AJINOMOTO CO., INC.
    Inventors: Noriyasu KATAOKA, Kotaro OKADO, Tatsuhiro YAMADA, Koichi FUJITA, Tamotsu SUZUKI, Tatsuya OKUZUMI, Masayuki SUGIKI, Akinori TATARA
  • Publication number: 20090298834
    Abstract: Methods and compounds effective in ameliorating conditions characterized by unwanted calcium channel activity, particularly unwanted T-type calcium channel activity are disclosed. Specifically, a series of compounds containing 4-(aminomethyl)cyclohexanamine derivatives as shown in formula (1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2009
    Publication date: December 3, 2009
    Inventors: Hassan PAJOUHESH, Ramesh Kaul, Mike Grimwood, Jason Tan, Yuanxi Zhou
  • Publication number: 20090281178
    Abstract: Compounds useful for promoting lysosomal processes and thereby ameliorating the disruption of cellular and functional integrity induced by A? and other protein and glycoconjugate species are provided. Methods for the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases that involve protein accumulation and aggregation in the brain, such as Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and Huntington's Disease, are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2009
    Publication date: November 12, 2009
    Inventors: Ben A. Bahr, Dennis Wrigth
  • Patent number: 7576209
    Abstract: The instant invention provides for substituted naphthyridine compounds that inhibit Akt activity. In particular, the compounds disclosed selectively inhibit one or two of the Akt isoforms. The invention also provides for compositions comprising such inhibitory compounds and methods of inhibiting Akt activity by administering the compound to a patient in need of treatment of cancer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2009
    Assignee: Merck & Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Michael J. Kelly, III, Mark E. Layton, Philip E. Sanderson
  • Publication number: 20090203681
    Abstract: The present invention provides novel compounds of the general formula (I) and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, processes for the manufacture of these novel compounds and medicaments containing such compounds. The compounds of the present invention show anti-proliferative and differentiation-inducing activity, which results in inhibition of tumor cell proliferation, induction of apoptosis and inhibition of invasion. The invention also covers the use of such compounds for the treatment of diseases such as cancer and for the manufacture of corresponding medicaments.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2009
    Publication date: August 13, 2009
    Inventors: Li Chen, Yun He, Jason Christopher Wong
  • Publication number: 20090203918
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing enantiomers form of 2,3-diaminopropionic acid derivatives of formula (I) by asymmetric hydrogenation from compounds of formula (II).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2009
    Publication date: August 13, 2009
    Applicant: SANOFI-AVENTIS DEUTSCHLAND GMBH
    Inventors: Joerg RIEKE-ZAPP, Guenter BILLEN
  • Publication number: 20090197924
    Abstract: 2-amino-2-phenyl-alkanol ester derivatives of general formula (I) in which: R1 is H, straight or branched 1 to 4C alkyl, straight or branched 2 to 4C alkyl substituted by OH, alkoxy, alkylthio, acyloxy, NH2, alkylamino, dialkylamino, alkylcarbamoyloxy, alkoxycarbonylamino, ureido or alkylureido, R2 is a —CO—R radical in which R is H, alkyl, aryl, heterocyclyl, benzyl or heterocyclylmethyl, or R2 is a —CO—Y—R4 radical for which Y is —O—, —S—, —NH—, -Nalk- for which alk is straight or branched (1 to 4C) alkyl, and R4 is alkyl, aryl, aralkyl or heterocyclylalkyl, capable of being substituted by one or more halogen atoms or OH radicals, straight or branched (1 to 4C) alkyl, alkoxy, alkylthio, acylaminoalkylthio, alkoxycarbonyl or acylamino (1 to 4C) straight or branched, or oxo, or capable of being substituted by R5COO— in which R5 is alkyl optionally substituted by benzyloxycarbonylamino, acylamino or by an amino acid residue, or represents an heterocyclyl radical, or R2 is alkyl (2 to 4C) substituted by OH, alk
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2009
    Publication date: August 6, 2009
    Applicants: Oroxcell, Alexis Denis
    Inventors: Jean Pachot, Christophe Dini, Alexis Denis