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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 22, 2016
Filed:
Aug. 19, 2013
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp., Rahway, NJ (US);
James M. Apgar, Highland, NJ (US);
Ashok Arasappan, Bridgewater, NJ (US);
Tesfaye Biftu, Freehold, NJ (US);
Ping Chen, Edison, NJ (US);
Danqing Feng, Green Brook, NJ (US);
Erin Guidry, Cranford, NJ (US);
Jacqueline D. Hicks, Scotch Plains, NJ (US);
Ahmet Kekec, Jersey City, NJ (US);
Kenneth J. Leavitt, Mount Laurel, NJ (US);
Bing Li, Towaco, NJ (US);
Troy McCracken, Garwood, NJ (US);
Iyassu Sebhat, Jersey City, NJ (US);
Xiaoxia Qian, New York, NY (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 the structural formula (I) are activators of AMP-protein kinase and may be useful in the treatment, prevention and suppression of diseases mediated by the AMPK activated protein kinase. The compounds of the present invention may be useful in the treatment of Type 2 diabetes, hyperglycemia, metabolic syndrome, obesity, hypercholesterolemia, and hypertension.