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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 18, 2014
Filed:
Aug. 18, 2008
Tesfaye Biftu, Freehold, NJ (US);
Danqing Feng, Green Brook, NJ (US);
Ann E. Weber, Scotch Plains, NJ (US);
Jason M. Cox, East Windsor, NJ (US);
Xiaoxia Qian, New York, NY (US);
Jinyou Xu, Scotch Plains, NJ (US);
Tesfaye Biftu, Freehold, NJ (US);
Danqing Feng, Green Brook, NJ (US);
Ann E. Weber, Scotch Plains, NJ (US);
Jason M. Cox, East Windsor, NJ (US);
Xiaoxia Qian, New York, NY (US);
Jinyou Xu, Scotch Plains, NJ (US);
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp., Rahway, NJ (US);
Abstract
The present invention is directed to substituted six-membered heterocyclic compounds of structural formula (I) which are inhibitors of the dipeptidyl peptidase-IV enzyme and which are useful in the treatment or prevention of diseases in which the dipeptidyl peptidase-IV enzyme is involved, such as obesity and diabetes, particularly Type 2 diabetes. The invention is also directed to pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds and the use of these compounds and compositions in the prevention or treatment of such diseases in which the dipeptidyl peptidase-IV enzyme is involved.