Burroughs Wellcome Co.

Pfizer Corporation

Other

Glaxosmithkline LLC

Glaxo Wellcome Inc.

Eric C Bigham

Charles A Nichol

Gary Keith Smith

John F Reinhard, Jr

Eric Steven Furfine

Roy A Swaringen, Jr

Robert Anthony Mook

Virgil L Styles

Robert W Morrison, Jr

Thomas Spector

Barry George Shearer

John J Savarese

Grady Evan Boswell

Jeffrey Alan Oplinger

Devron R Averett

Eric Eugene Boros

Edward Patrick Garvey

Sanjay Shashikant Patel

Stephen J Hodson

Vincente Samano

Todd A Blumenkopf

Todd A Blumenhopf

The use of an N-substituted urea derivative for the manufacture of a medicament for the treatment of a condition where there is an advantage in inhibiting the NO synthase enzyme, in particular cerbral ischemia, and pharmaceutical formulations therefor are disclosed. Novel N-substituted urea derivatives and processes for the preparation thereof are also described.

Substituted urea and isothiourea derivatives as no synthase inhibitors

The use of an N-substituted urea derivative for the manufacture of a medicament for the treatment of a condition where there is an advantage in inhibiting the NO synthase enzyme, in particular cerebral ischemia, and pharmaceutical formulations therefor are disclosed. Novel N-substituted urea derivatives and processes for the preparation thereof are also described.

Substituted urea and isothiorea derivatives as no synthase inhibitors

Ultrashort acting neuromuscular blocking agents of Formula (I) which are useful as skeletal muscle relaxants during emergency intubation procedures, routine surgery and post-operative settings are disclosed, wherein: X is a halogen; h is from 1 to 2; Y is hydrogen or methoxy; Z,and Z,are methyl; W,and W,are carbon; and A is a pharmaceutically acceptable anion.

Substituted isoquinolines as ultra short acting neuromuscular blockers

Ultra short acting neuromuscular blocking agents of Formula (I) which are useful as skeletal muscle relaxants during emergency intubation procedures, routine surgery and post-operative settings are disclosed, wherein q and t are independently from 0 to 4; X,and X,are independently halogen; h,and h,are independenity from 0 to 2; Z,and Z,are indepentdently hydrogen, C,alkyl, C,alkenyl or C,alkynyl with the proviso that Z,and Z,are not both hydrogen; Y,, Y,, and Y,and Y,are independently hydrogen, halogen or C,alkoxy; m and p are independently 1 to 6; n and r are independently 0 to 4; with the proviso the if h,and h,are both 0, then r is 0 and n is 0 to 2; R,to R,are independently hydrogen, halogen, C,alkoxy, or R,and R,together with the carbon atoms to which they are bonded, R,and R,together with the carbon atoms to which they are bonded, R,and R,together with the carbon atoms to which they are bonded, R,and R,together with the carbon atoms to which they are bonded, may independently form a methylenedioxy or ethylenedioxy moiety contained in five- or six-membered ring; W,and W,are carbon; and A is a pharmaceutically acceptable anion.

The present invention relates to novel ribonucleotide reductase inhibitors and new combinations comprising an antiviral compound, such as acyclovir, and a thiocarbonohydrazone ribonucleotide reductase inhibitor for the chemotherapeutic treatment of virus infections, especially viruses of the herpes group.

Antiviral combinations and compounds therefor

The present invention relates to novel ribonucleotide reductase inhibitors and new combinations comprising an antiviral compound, such as acyclovir, and a thiocarbonohydrazone ribonucleotide reductase inhibitor for the chemotherapeutic treatment of virus infections, espectially viruses of the herpes group.

The present invention provides a compound selected from:

Novel compounds and use

The present invention provides a compound of formula (I): ##STR1## wherein Y is oxygen; R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 are the same or different and are hydrogen or C.sub.1-4 alkyl; R.sup.4 is NR.sup.11 R.sup.12 ; R.sup.11, R.sup.12, R.sup.5 and R.sup.6 are the same or different and are hydrogen, C.sub.1-4 alkyl or C.sub.1-12 acyl; R.sup.7, R.sup.8, R.sup.9 and R.sup.10 are the same or different and are hydrogen, halo, C.sub.1-4 haloalkyl, C.sub.1-4 alkyl and C.sub.1-4 alkoxy; and n is 2, 3, 4 or 5; m is 0 or an integer from 1 to 5; or a salt thereof, methods for the preparation of the compounds of the formula (I), intermediates in their preparations, pharmaceutical formulations containing them, and their use in the treatment of neoplastic growth.

Glutamic acid derivatives

The present invention provides a compound of formula (I): ##STR1## wherein Y is sulfur; R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 are the same or different and are hydrogen or C.sub.1-4 alkyl; R.sup.4 is NR.sup.11 R.sup.12 ; R.sup.11, R.sup.12, R.sup.5 and R.sup.6 are the same or different and are hydrogen, C.sub.1-4 alkyl or C.sub.1-12 acyl; R.sup.7, R.sup.8, R.sup.9 and R.sup.10 are the same or different and are hydrogen, halo, C.sub.1-4 haloalkyl, C.sub.1-4 alkyl and C.sub.1-4 alkoxy; and n is 2, 3, 4 or 5; m is 0 or an integer from 1 to 5; or a salt thereof, methods for the preparation of the compounds of the formula (I), intermediates in their preparations, pharmaceutical formulations containing them, and their use in the treatment of neoplastic growth.

Substituted glutamic acids

This invention provides the pterin compounds of formula (I) and use in human and veterinary medicine. ##STR1## wherein R represents lower alkyl groups (straight or branched) of 1-8 carbons (for this formula and all other formulas herein) including all stereo isomers thereof or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.

Biopterin analogs

The compounds of formula (I) ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 is hydrogen, lower alkyl of 1-4 carbons, lower alkenyl of 2-4 carbons, --B--X--R.sup.5).sub.n, or --B--Z--B--X--R.sup.5 --.sub.n ; n=0 when X is halogen or n=1 when X is --O--, --NR.sup.6 -- (where R.sup.6 is hydrogen or lower alkyl of 1-4 carbons) or --S(O)q-- (where q=0 to 2); B is lower alkanyl (straight or branched) of 1-5 carbons; R.sup.5 is hydrogen, aralkyl of 7 to 12 carbons or alkyl of 1-10 carbons; Z is --O--, NR.sup.6 --, or --S(O)q--; R.sup.2 is hydrogen or lower alkyl of 1-4 carbons or lower alkenyl of 2-4 carbons or either R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 together with the carbon atom in the pteridine ring structures to which they are attached, form a spirocycloalkyl ring system having 3 to 7 carbon atoms; R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 are hydrogen or methyl; R.sup.2 and R.sup.3, together with the carbon atoms in the pteridine ring structure to which they are attached, form a cycloalkyl ring system having 5 to 7 carbon atoms; provided that at least one of R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 is hydrogen, and further provided that one of R.sup.1, R.sup.2 and R.sup.3, R.sup.4 represents gem disubstitution; have been found to selectively cofactor the biological conversion of tyrosine to dopamine, and are useful in the treatment of diseases resulting from a deficiency of dopamine in the brain such as Parkinson's disease. A further aspect of this invention comprises novel compounds of formula (I) defined above with the proviso that when both R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 are methyl neither R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 may be methyl, and R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 may not both be hydrogen, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.

This invention provides the intermediates of formula II-A below, useful to make the pterin compounds of formula I below. The pterin compounds are used in human and veterinary medicine. ##STR1## wherein R represents a lower alkyl of 1 to 8 carbons.

6'-Acylaminopenicillanoyloxymethyl esters of penicillanic acid 1,1-dioxide are useful as antibacterial agents. The 6'-aminopenicillanoyloxymethyl ester, halomethyl esters, alkylsulfonyloxymethyl esters and arylsulfonyloxymethyl esters of penicillanic acid 1,1-dioxide are all useful intermediates for the aforesaid antibacterial agents.

Bis-esters of methanediol with penicillins and penicillanic acid

6'-Acylaminopenicillanoyloxymethyl esters of penicillanic acid 1,1-dioxide and useful as antibacterial agents. The 6'-aminopenicillanoyloxymethyl ester, halomethyl esters, alkylsulfonyloxymethyl esters and arylsulfonyloxymethyl esters of penicillanic acid 1,1-dioxide are all useful intermediates for the aforesaid antibacterial agents.

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