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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 26, 1997
Filed:
Dec. 02, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Norton P Peet, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Shujaath Mehdi, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Joseph P Burkhart, West Chester, OH (US);
Assignee:
Merrell Pharmaceuticals Inc., Cincinnati, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K / ; C07D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
514365 ; 548200 ; 548518 ;
Abstract
The present invention relates to compounds of formula 1, ##STR1## including all of its stereoisomers, compositions, and processes for preparation of the same. The compounds of the present invention are also useful in their pharmacological activities as they directly act as inhibitors of prolyl endopeptidase and thereby provide a methods for memory enhancement, preventing or slowing the affects of amnesia or memory deficits.