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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 07, 2008
Filed:
Nov. 24, 2004
Dean Stamos, Framingham, MA (US);
Martin Trudeau, Tewksbury, MA (US);
Randy S. Bethiel, Lexington, MA (US);
Steven M. Ronkin, Watertown, MA (US);
Michael C. Badia, Bedford, MA (US);
Jeffrey O. Saunders, Acton, MA (US);
Dean Stamos, Framingham, MA (US);
Martin Trudeau, Tewksbury, MA (US);
Randy S. Bethiel, Lexington, MA (US);
Steven M. Ronkin, Watertown, MA (US);
Michael C. Badia, Bedford, MA (US);
Jeffrey O. Saunders, Acton, MA (US);
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated, Cambridge, MA (US);
Abstract
The present invention relates to compounds which inhibit IMPDH. This invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds. The compounds and pharmaceutical compositions of this invention are particularly well suited for inhibiting IMPDH enzyme activity and consequently, may be advantageously used as therapeutic agents for IMPDH-mediated processes. This invention also relates to methods for inhibiting the activity of IMPDH using the compounds of this invention and related compounds.