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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 02, 2013
Filed:
Oct. 12, 2009
Qun Dang, San Diego, CA (US);
Tony S. Gibson, San Diego, CA (US);
Hongjian Jiang, San Diego, CA (US);
DE Michael Chung, Rowland Heights, CA (US);
Jianming Bao, Princeton, NJ (US);
Jinlong Jiang, Scotch Plains, NJ (US);
Andy Kassick, Scotch Plains, NJ (US);
Ahmet Kekec, Hoboken, NJ (US);
Ping Lan, Dayton, NJ (US);
Huagang LU, Plainsboro, NJ (US);
Gergely M. Makara, Budapest, HU;
F. Anthony Romero, Westfield, NJ (US);
Iyassu Sebhat, Jersey City, NJ (US);
David Wilson, Oberlin, OH (US);
Dariusz Wodka, Monmouth Junction, NJ (US);
Brett C. Bookser, San Diego, CA (US);
Qun Dang, San Diego, CA (US);
Tony S. Gibson, San Diego, CA (US);
Hongjian Jiang, San Diego, CA (US);
De Michael Chung, Rowland Heights, CA (US);
Jianming Bao, Princeton, NJ (US);
Jinlong Jiang, Scotch Plains, NJ (US);
Andy Kassick, Scotch Plains, NJ (US);
Ahmet Kekec, Hoboken, NJ (US);
Ping Lan, Dayton, NJ (US);
Huagang Lu, Plainsboro, NJ (US);
Gergely M. Makara, Budapest, HU;
F. Anthony Romero, Westfield, NJ (US);
Iyassu Sebhat, Jersey City, NJ (US);
David Wilson, Oberlin, OH (US);
Dariusz Wodka, Monmouth Junction, NJ (US);
Brett C. Bookser, San Diego, CA (US);
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp, Rahway, NJ (US);
Metabasis Therapeutics, Inc., La Jolla, CA (US);
Abstract
Novel compounds of the structural formula (I) are activators of AMP-protein kinase and are useful in the treatment, prevention and suppression of diseases mediated by the AMPK-activated protein kinase. The compounds of the present invention are useful in the treatment of Type 2 diabetes, hyperglycemia, Metabolic Syndrome, obesity, hypercholesterolemia, and hypertension.