Continental Pharma Incorporated

G.d. Searle & Company

Valore

Midit, Societe Fiduciaire

Paul J Niebes

Joseph L Roba

Georges E Lambelin

Claude L Gillet

Michel R Franz

Daniel M Matagne

William R Van Dorsser

Andras B Vincze

Etienne T Hanon

Philippe R Bovy

Bruno Schoentjes

Alexis A Cordi

Romeo Roncucci

Bronislav H May

Julien Estager

Robert G Cavalier

Philippe M Janssens De Varebeke

Etienne P Hanon

Alexis H Cordi

Saïd Rachidi

Mark A Martens

Albert Lenaers

Bronislav Henric May

The invention relates to a gastroenteric therapeutic composition for oral administration, comprising a compound of monomeric (+)-catechin and at least one basic amino acid, said composition being characterized in that it is used in the form of a complex of (+)-catechin and at least one basic amino acid or at least one derivative or precursor of a basic amino acid for the curative and/or preventive treatment of cancer, said complex having a molar equivalence ratio of the monomeric (+)-catechin to the at least one basic amino acid or the at least one basic amino acid derivative of between 1:1 and 1:2.5.

Composition comprising a complex of (+)-catechin and amino acid for the treatment and prevention of cancer

The invention relates to spirohydantoins of the formula I ##STR1## where R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 are defined hereinbelow. Also disclosed are methods of preparation, pharmaceutical compositions containing at least one of these compounds, and methods of using said compounds for treatment and prevention of complications of diabetes and galactosemia.

Spiro-hydantoins as aldose reductase inhibitors

A glycinamide derivative of the general formula I: ##STR1## wherein: R is a linear or ramified alkyl group C.sub.5 -C.sub.18, a linear or ramified alkenyl group C.sub.5, C.sub.6, C.sub.7, C.sub.8, C.sub.9, C.sub.10, C.sub.11, C.sub.12, C.sub.13, C.sub.14, C.sub.15, C.sub.16, C.sub.17 or C.sub.18, a linear or ramified alkynyl group C.sub.4 -C.sub.10, a linear or ramified acyl group C.sub.4 -C.sub.18, a linear or ramified alkyl group C.sub.1 -C.sub.10, substituted by a phenoxy group, by a hydroxy radical, by an acetoxy radical, by a carboxy radical, by a linear or ramified alkoxycarbonyl group C.sub.1 -C.sub.4, by a carbonyl radical, by a carboxaldehyde group, by an acetal or cetal group, by one or more phenyl groups, by one or more phenyl groups substituted by a halogen atom such as fluorine, chlorine or bromine,

Derivatives of glycinamide, their preparation and their use

2-Pentanoylaminoacetic acid and pharmaceutically suitable salts thereof are claimed for use as pharmaceuticals. The compounds are useful in producing an effect on the central nervous system, especially in the treatment of various forms of epilepsy, of disninesiae, of parkinsonism, of memory troubles, of psychic troubles and of cerebral anoxia.

Derivatives of 2-aminoacetic acid

Drug for treating affections provoked by a too high histamine level in the body, for treating affections of the gastroduodenal mucosa and allergic affections, comprising the reaction product of (+)-catechin with at least one basic amino-acid, which is more particularly selected from the group consisting of L-lysine, L-arginine and L-ornithine.

Drug for treating affections provoked by a too high histamine level, of

A salt of (+)-catechin formed of the reaction product of (+)-catechin with at least a basic amino-acid, such as L-lysine and L-arginine; a hydrosoluble double salt is formed by the reaction product of (+)-catechin with a basic amino-acid, such as L-lysine and L-arginine, and another inorganic or organic acid.

Salts of (+)-catechine, their preparation and use, and compositions

A pharmaceutical composition for treating degenerative diseases of the articular cartilage, in particular osteoarthritis and chondromalacia, and of the degenerative processes of the articular cartilage resulting from other diseases, such as rheumatoid arthritis, this composition containing (+) - catechin and/or one of the salts thereof as an active products, said composition being administered orally, rectally, intra-articularly, intravenously or topically.

Pharmaceutical composition and therapeutical method for treating

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Grez Doiceau, Belgium

Paul J Niebes