British Technology Group Limited

Btg International Limited

Surinder Singh

Robert Charles Hider

Gary Stuart Tilbrook

Timothy E Peto

Paul S Dobbin

Susan Whitehead

Anthony Edward Lewis

The use of a compound of formula I ##STR1## in which R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 are N, X.sub.1 and X.sub.2 which may be the same or different are hydrogen, hydroxy, or an optionally substituted alkyl, and Z.sub.1 and Z.sub.2 which may be the same or different are hydrogen, hydroxy, keto (.dbd.O), or one of Z.sub.1 and X.sub.1 and Z.sub.2 and X.sub.2 form a second bond of a double bond at the 1,6 or 2,3 positions with the proviso that at least one of the groupings R.sub.1 Z.sub.1 X.sub.1 R.sub.2 Z.sub.2 X.sub.2 and R.sub.1 X.sub.1 Z.sub.2 form a hydroxamate moiety (--N(OH)C(.dbd.O)-- in which R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 is N, Z.sub.1 and/or Z.sub.2 is .dbd.O and X.sub.1 and/or X.sub.2 is OH or R.sub.1 is N, Z.sub.2 is .dbd.O and X.sub.1 is OH and B is a 5 or 6 membered ring of formula II or III ##STR2## in which R.sub.4, R.sub.5, R.sub.6, R.sub.7, R.sub.8, R.sub.9, and R.sub.10 which may be the same or different are CH or N with the proviso that ring B cannot contain more than 3 ring members which are nitrogen and the ring B may optionally be substituted with a physiologically acceptable organic or inorganic acid, for the manufacture of a medicament for use as an anti-ischaemic agent.

Use of xanthine oxidase inhibitors as anti-ischaemic agents

3-hydroxypyridin-4-one derivatives as chelating agents

3-Hydroxypyridin-4-ones of formula (I) ##STR1## in which R.sub.1 is a C.sub.3 or C.sub.4 hydroxyalkyl group in which the hydroxy group is terminally substituted on the alkyl group, R.sub.2 is methyl or ethyl and R.sub.3 and R.sub.4 are each separately hydrogen, methyl or ethyl but with the proviso that the total number of carbon atoms in R.sub.1 to R.sub.4 is no more than six, the compound optionally being in the form of a physiologically acceptable salt and/or pro-drug thereof, are of value for the treatment of conditions caused by iron dependent parasites, particularly malaria.

3-hydroxy-pyridin-4-ones useful for treating parasitic infections

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