Imperial Chemical Industries Limited

Ici Pharma

Zeneca Limited

Ici Americas, Inc.

Zeneca Pharma S. A.

Syngenta Corporation

F2g Limited

Zeneca Pharma

Jean-marc M. M. Girodeau

Graham C. Crawley

Philip N. Edwards

Astrazeneca Sas

Philip N Edwards

Michael S Large

Graham C Crawley

Keith Oldham

Jean-Marc M Girodeau

Tobias O Yellin

Brian S Tait

David Waterson

Thomas G Bird

Derek W Young

Robert I Dowell

Neil James Hales

George B Hill

William R Pilgrim

John F Kingston

Robert Jeffrey Copeland

Gareth Morse Davies

Robert Downham

David J Gilman

Derrick F Jones

Ronald Cotton

Richard William Arthur Luke

Jean Bowler

Graham Edward Morris Sibley

Martin P Edwards

Alasdair T Glen

Murdoch A Eakin

David M Martin

Lloyd James Payne

Michael J Cooper

Michael E McMenim

Richard William Luke

Rhian Teresa Davies

Nigel Mark Allanson

Alexandre Kuvshinov

Samantha Patricia Thomson

Thomas G Colerick Bird

Jean-Marc M M Girodeau

Compounds of formula (I), and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, may be used in therapy, for example as antifungal agents: (I) wherein: R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, X and Xare as defined herein. Certain compounds of formula (I) are also provided. Compounds of formula (T), and agriculturally acceptable salts thereof, may also be used as agricultural fungicides. 

Antifungal agents

Novel peptide derivatives, pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof and pharmaceutical compositions containing then are useful in treating MHC class II dependent T-cell method autoimmune or inflammatory diseases, such as rheumatoid arthritis.

Peptide derivatives

The present invention provides a phenanthroline derivative of formula (I)

Phenanthroline derivatives

Peptide derivatives useful in treating autoimmune diseases

The present invention provides a phenanthroline derivative of formula (I) ##STR1## wherein, for example, R.sup.1 is hydrogen, carboxy, cyano, nitro, (1-4C)alkyl, (1-6C)alkoxycarbonyl, (1-4C)alkylamino, (2-4C)alkanoyl, (1-4C)alkoxy-(2-4C)alkoxy-(2-4C)alkoxycarbonyl or N-�amino-(2-8C)alkyl!carbamoyl;

The invention concerns .alpha.,.alpha.-dialkylbenzyl derivatives of the formula I ##STR1## wherein Ar.sup.1 is phenyl or naphthyl, or a 10-membered bicyclic heterocyclic moiety containing one or two nitrogen heteroatoms and optionally containing a further heteroatom selected from nitrogen, oxygen and sulphur;

.alpha., .alpha. dialkylbenzyl derivatives

The invention concerns oxime derivatives of the formula I ##STR1## wherein R.sup.4 is hydrogen, (1-4C)alkyl, halogeno-(2-4C)alkyl, hydroxy-(2-4C)alkyl, cyano-(1-4C)alkyl, phenyl or phenyl-(1-4C)alkyl;

Oxime derivatives

The invention concerns pyrrolidine derivatives of the formula ##STR1## wherein Ar.sup.1 is optionally-substituted phenyl, naphthyl or a 10-membered bicyclic heterocyclic moiety containing one or two nitrogen heteroatoms and optionally containing a further heteroatom selected from nitrogen, oxygen and sulphur; A is a direct link to the group X or A is (1-4C)alkylene; X is oxy, thio, sulphinyl or sulphonyl; Ar.sup.2 is phenylene, pyridinediyl, pyrimidinediyl, thiophendiyl, furandiyl or thiazolediyl; R.sup.1 is (1-4C)alkyl, (3-4C)alkenyl or (3-4C)alkynyl; R.sup.2 is (1-4C)alkyl, (2-4C)alkenyl, (2-4C)alkynyl, halogeno-(1-4C)alkyl, halogeno-(2-4C)alkenyl, halogeno-(2-4C)alkynyl, (1-4C)alkoxy-(2-4C)alkyl, hydroxy-(2-4C)alkyl, cyano-(1-4C)alkyl, carboxy-(1-4C)alkyl, carbamoyl-(1-4C)alkyl, (1-4C)alkoxycarbonyl-(1-4C)alkyl, N-(1-4C)alkylcarbamoyl-(1-4C)alkyl or N,N-di-(1-4C)alkylcarbamoyl-(1-4C)alkyl; and n is 1 or 2 and each R.sup.3 is independently hydrogen, hydroxy, (1-4C)alkyl or (1-4C)alkoxy; or a pharmaceutically-acceptable salt thereof; processes for their manufacture; pharmaceutical compositions containing them and their use as 5-lipoxygenase inhibitors.

Pyrrolidine derivatives

The invention concerns benzenesulphonamide derivatives of the formula I ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 is (1-4C)alkyl, (3-4C)alkenyl or (3-4C)alkynyl; R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 together form -A.sup.2 -X.sup.2 -A.sup.3 - which defines a ring having 5 or 6 ring atoms, wherein A.sup.2 and A.sup.3 each is (1-3C)alkylene and X.sup.2 is oxy, thio, sulphinyl or sulphonyl; A.sup.1 is a direct link to X.sup.1 or is (1-3C) alkylene; X.sup.1 is oxy, thio or imino; Ar is optionally substituted phenylene; R.sup.4 is (1-4C)alkyl, fluoro-(2-4C)alkyl or optionally substituted phenyl or a heterocyclic moiety; R.sup.5 is hydrogen or (1-4C)alkyl; and R.sup.6 is hydrogen, halogeno, trifluoromethyl, (1-4C)alkyl or (1-4C)alkoxy; or a pharmaceutically-acceptable salt thereof; processes for their manufacture; pharmaceutical compositions containing them and their use as 5-lipoxygenase inhibitors.

Benzenesulphonamide derivatives having 5-lipoxygenase inhibitory activity

The invention concerns a heterocyclic derivative of the formula I, ##STR1## wherein Ar.sup.1 is optionally substituted phenyl or naphthyl;

Heterocyclic derivatives

The invention concerns a heterocycle of the formula I ##STR1## wherein Q is an optionally substituted 6-membered monocyclic or 10-membered bicyclic heterocyclic moiety containing one or two nitrogen atoms; A is (1-6C)alkylene, (3-6C)alkenylene, (3-6C)alkynylene or cyclo(3-6C)alkylene; X is oxy, thio, sulphinyl, sulphonyl or imino; Ar is phenylene which may optionally bear one or two substituents or Ar is an optionally substituted 6-membered heterocyclene moiety containing up to three nitrogen atoms; R.sup.1 is hydrogen, (1-6C)alkyl, (3-6C)alkenyl, (3-6C)alkynyl, cyano-(1-4C)alkyl or (2-4C)alkanoyl, or optionally substituted benzoyl; and R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 together form a group of the formula --A.sup.2 --X.sup.2 --A.sup.3 -- which, together with the carbon atom to which A.sup.2 and A.sup.3 are attached, defines a ring having 4 to 7 ring atoms, wherein A.sup.2 and A.sup.3, which may be the same or different, each is (1-4C)alkylene and X.sup.2 is oxy, thio, sulphinyl, sulphonyl or imino; or a pharmaceutically-acceptable salt thereof. The compounds of the invention are inhibitors of the enzyme 5-lipoxygenase.

Isoquinoline derivatives suitable for use in leukotriene mediated disease

The invention concerns oxime derivatives of the formula I ##STR1## wherein R.sup.4 is hydrogen, (1-4C)alkyl, halogeno-(2-4C)alkyl, hydroxy-(2-4C)alkyl, cyano-(1-4C)alkyl, phenyl or phenyl-(1-4C)alkyl; R.sup.5 is hydrogen, (1-4C)alkyl, halogeno-(2-4C)alkyl, hydroxy-(2-4C)alkyl, cyano-(1-4C)alkyl, phenyl or phenyl-(1-4C)alkyl, or a heteroaryl moiety selected from pyridyl, pyrimidinyl, pyrazinyl, pyridazinyl, furyl, thienyl, oxazolyl and thiazolyl;

The invention concerns hydroxylamine derivatives of the formula I ##STR1## wherein R.sup.4 is hydrogen, carbamoyl, (1-4C)alkyl, cyclopentyl, cyclohexyl, tetrahydrofuran-3-yl, tetrahydropyran-4-yl, piperidin-4-yl, N-(1-4C)alkylpiperidin-4-yl, (2-5C)alkanoyl, (1-4C)alkylsulphonyl, N-(1-4C)alkylcarbamoyl, N,N-di-(1-4C)alkylcarbamoyl, phenyl, phenyl-(1-4C)alkyl, di-phenyl-(1-4C)alkyl, benzoyl, phenylsulphonyl or a heteroarylmethyl group;

Hydroxylamine derivatives

The invention concerns benzenesulphonamide derivatives of the formula I ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 is (1-4C)alkyl, (3-4C)alkenyl or (3-4C)alkynyl;

Benzenesulphonamide derivatives

The invention concerns a heterocyclic derivative of the formula I ##STR1## wherein Q is an optionally substituted quinoxalinyl or a hydrogenated derivative thereof

5-lipoxygenase inhibitors quinoxalinyl derivatives

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Bramhall, United Kingdom

Philip N Edwards