17.beta.-substituted aza-androstane derivatives
US5378710A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 6, 1993 |
| Grant date | Jan 3, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 6, 2013 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61P43/00
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Compounds of the formula ##STR1## wherein carbon atoms 1 and 2 are linked by a single bond or a double bond, R.sub.1 is hydrogen, methyl or ethyl, and A is a group of the formula --N(--R.sub.2)--X-- wherein R.sub.2 is hydrogen or C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl and X is C.sub.1 -C.sub.12 alkylene or C.sub.3 -C.sub.6 cycloalkylidene; a group of the formula --N(--R.sub.2)--Y--Phe-- wherein R.sub.2 is as defined above, Y is a direct bond or C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 -alkylene and Phe is an unsubstituted or substituted phenylene radical; a group of the formula --O--X-- wherein X is as defined above, or a group --O--Y--Phe-- wherein Y and Phe are as defined above, are inhibitors of 5.alpha.-reductase and can be used for the therapeutic treatment of the human and animal body.
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