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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 06, 2008
Filed:
Jun. 27, 2003
Applicants:
Wing Ming Keung, Wayland, MA (US);
Bert L. Vallee, Boston, MA (US);
Guangyao Gao, Knoxville, TN (US);
Inventors:
Wing Ming Keung, Wayland, MA (US);
Bert L. Vallee, Boston, MA (US);
Guangyao Gao, Knoxville, TN (US);
Assignee:
The Endowment for Research in Human Biology, Inc., Cambridge, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 31/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention provides novel antidipsotropic compounds. The invention further provides methods of inhibiting ALDH-2 using the compounds described herein. Methods for modulating alcohol consumption, alcohol dependence and/or alcohol abuse by administering the compounds of the invention to an individual are also provided. The present invention further provides a rationale for designing additional novel antidipsotropic compounds.