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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 05, 2014
Filed:
Feb. 23, 2012
Rajan Anand, Fanwood, NJ (US);
James M. Apgar, Highland Park, NJ (US);
Tesfaye Biftu, Freehold, NJ (US);
Ping Chen, Edison, NJ (US);
Lin Chu, Scotch Plains, NJ (US);
Vincent J. Colandrea, North Brunswick, NJ (US);
Guizhen Dong, Dayton, NJ (US);
James F. Dropinski, Colts Neck, NJ (US);
Danqing Feng, Green Brook, NJ (US);
Jacqueline D. Hicks, Scotch Plains, NJ (US);
Jinlong Jiang, Scotch Plains, NJ (US);
Alexander J. Kim, Morganville, NJ (US);
Kenneth J. Leavitt, Plainsboro, NJ (US);
Bing LI, Towaco, NJ (US);
Xiaoxia Qian, New York, NY (US);
Iyassu Sebhat, Jersey City, NJ (US);
Lan Wei, Berkeley Heights, NJ (US);
Robert R. Wilkening, Maplewood, NJ (US);
Zhicai Wu, Montvale, NJ (US);
Rajan Anand, Fanwood, NJ (US);
James M. Apgar, Highland Park, NJ (US);
Tesfaye Biftu, Freehold, NJ (US);
Ping Chen, Edison, NJ (US);
Lin Chu, Scotch Plains, NJ (US);
Vincent J. Colandrea, North Brunswick, NJ (US);
Guizhen Dong, Dayton, NJ (US);
James F. Dropinski, Colts Neck, NJ (US);
Danqing Feng, Green Brook, NJ (US);
Jacqueline D. Hicks, Scotch Plains, NJ (US);
Jinlong Jiang, Scotch Plains, NJ (US);
Alexander J. Kim, Morganville, NJ (US);
Kenneth J. Leavitt, Plainsboro, NJ (US);
Bing Li, Towaco, NJ (US);
Xiaoxia Qian, New York, NY (US);
Iyassu Sebhat, Jersey City, NJ (US);
Lan Wei, Berkeley Heights, NJ (US);
Robert R. Wilkening, Maplewood, NJ (US);
Zhicai Wu, Montvale, NJ (US);
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp., Rahway, NJ (US);
Abstract
Novel compounds of 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.