Monsanto Company

G.d. Searle & Company

Gabrielle R Neises

Raymond A Dwek

Terry D Butters

Frances M Platt

Novel N-alkyl derivatives of deoxygalactonojirimycin are provided in which said alkyl contains from 3-6 carbon atoms. These novel compounds are useful for selectively inhibiting glycolipid synthesis.

Deoxygalactonojirimycin derivatives

A method is disclosed for the treatment of Tay-Sachs disease comprising subjecting said cells to a glycolipid inhibitory effective amount of an N-alkyl derivative of 1,5-dideoxy-1,5-imino-D-glucitol in which said alkyl contains from 2-8 carbon atoms.

Method of treating Tay-Sachs disease

A method is disclosed for the in vivo treatment of patients having a lysosomal storage disease with a significant central nervous system (CNS) involvement. Said method comprises administration to said patient a small but storage-inhibitory effective amount of an N-alkyl derivative of a 1,5-iminosugar in which said alkyl group contains from about 2 to about 8 carbon atoms and said 1,5-iminosugar is 1,5-dideoxy-1,5-imino-D-glucitol, or 1,5-dideoxy-1,5-imino-D-galactitol, or an O-acylated pro-drug of said 1,5-iminosugar. In an illustrative example, CNS storage of GM2 ganglioside is inhibited in Tay-Sachs mice by administration of 1,5-(butylimino)-1,5-dideoxy-D-glucitol.

Method for treatment of CNS-involved lysosomal storage diseases

A method is disclosed for inhibiting the surface expression of glycolipid receptors for bacteria by subjecting bacteria cells to an inhibitory effective amount of an N-alkyl derivative of 1,5-dideoxy-1,5-imino-D-glucitol in which said alkyl contains from 2-8 carbon atoms.

Method of inhibiting the surface expression of glycolipid receptors for

A method is disclosed for inhibiting the biosynthesis of glycolipids in cells capable of producing glycolipids comprising subjecting said cells to a glycolipid inhibitory effective amount of an N-alkyl derivative of 1,5-dideoxy-1,5-imino-D-glucitol in which said alkyl contains from 2-8 carbon atoms.

Method of inhibiting glycolipid synthesis

This invention discloses a method of treating cholera infection in a human by administering an effective amount of 1,5-dideoxy-1,5-imino-D-glucitol or a derivative thereof.

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Chesterfield, MO, United States of America

Gabrielle R Neises