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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 20, 2008
Filed:
Feb. 28, 2003
Christopher I. Bayly, Beaconsfield, CA;
Cameron Black, Baie d'Urfe, CA;
Serge Leger, Notre-Dame-de I'lle-Perrot, CA;
Chun Sing LI, Dollard-Des-Ormeaux, CA;
Dan Mckay, Ottawa, CA;
Christophe Mellon, L'ile-Bizard, CA;
Jacques Yves Gauthier, Laval, CA;
Vouy-linh Truong, Pierrefonds, CA;
Cheuk Lau, Ile Bizard, CA;
Michel Therien, Laval, CA;
Christopher I. Bayly, Beaconsfield, CA;
Cameron Black, Baie d'Urfe, CA;
Serge Leger, Notre-Dame-de I'lle-Perrot, CA;
Chun Sing Li, Dollard-Des-Ormeaux, CA;
Dan McKay, Ottawa, CA;
Christophe Mellon, L'ile-Bizard, CA;
Jacques Yves Gauthier, Laval, CA;
Vouy-Linh Truong, Pierrefonds, CA;
Cheuk Lau, Ile Bizard, CA;
Michel Therien, Laval, CA;
Axys Pharmaceuticals, Inc., South San Francisco, CA (US);
Merck Frosst Canada & Co., Quebec, CA;
Abstract
This invention relates to a novel class of compounds 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.