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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 25, 1994
Filed:
Jan. 18, 1994
Applicant:
Inventors:
Katsuhiro Imaki, Osaka, JP;
Hirohisa Wakatsuka, Osaka, JP;
Assignee:
Ono Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
560 13 ;
Abstract
N-[o-(p-pivaloyloxybenzenesulfonylamino)benzoyl]glycine monosodium salt tetrahydrate of the formula (I): ##STR1## is non-hygroscopic, homogeneous and stable compound, and has an inhibitory effect on elastase. Accordingly, the compound may be useful for the treatment and/or prevention of diseases induced by the abnormal enhancing of degradation of elastin, collagen fiber and/or proteoglican by the action of elastase, e.g., pulmonary emphysema, atherosclerosis, rheumatoid arthritis, etc.