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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 25, 1990
Filed:
Jun. 02, 1989
Applicant:
Inventors:
Leeyuan Huang, Watchung, NJ (US);
Joseph Dunn, Jr, Parlin, NJ (US);
Lawrence Koupal, Colonia, NJ (US);
Jerrold Liesch, Princeton Junction, NJ (US);
Otto Hensens, Red Bank, NJ (US);
H Boyd Woodruff, Watchung, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12P / ; C12R / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
435 712 ; 435 713 ; 4352535 ; 435898 ; 514 18 ; 530330 ; 530332 ;
Abstract
A phenyl derivative of pepstatin A, which is much more potent than pepstatin in inhibiting renin enzyme activity and has significantly greater selectivity for renin over pepsin inhibition than does pepstatin, which is useful in treating hypertension and congestive heart failure.