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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 25, 2001
Filed:
Jun. 10, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Ravi P. Nargund, East Brunswick, NJ (US);
Brenda L. Palucki, Belle Mead, NJ (US);
Zhixiong Ye, Lawrenceville, NJ (US);
Raman K. Bakshi, Edison, NJ (US);
Arthur A. Patchett, Westfield, NJ (US);
Leonardus H. T. Van Der Ploeg, ScotchPlains, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 3/144 ; A61K 3/1495 ; A61K 3/150 ; C07D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 3/144 ; A61K 3/1495 ; A61K 3/150 ; C07D / ;
Abstract
Certain novel spiropiperidine compounds are agonists of melanocortin receptor(s) and are useful for the treatment, control or prevention of diseases and disorders responsive to the activation of melanocortin receptors. The compounds of the present invention are therefore useful for treatment of diseases and disorders such as obesity, diabetes, sexual dysfunction including erectile dysfunction and female sexual dysfunction.