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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 25, 2007
Filed:
Aug. 19, 2004
Applicants:
Jacques Yves Gauthier, Laval des Rapides, CA;
Vouy Linh Truong, Pierrefonds, CA;
Inventors:
Jacques Yves Gauthier, Laval des Rapides, CA;
Vouy Linh Truong, Pierrefonds, CA;
Assignee:
Merck Frost Canada & Co., Quebec, CA;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07C 255/22 (2006.01); C07C 229/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
This invention relates to a novel class of compounds, represented by the formula below, wherein the meanings of G, E, E, n, R, R, Ret Rare indicated therein, which are cysteine protease inhibitors, including but not limited to, inhibitors of cathepsins K, L, S and B. These compounds are useful for treating diseases in which inhibition of bone resorption is indicated, such as osteoporosis.