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Substituted tryptamines, phenalkylamines and related compounds

US5403851A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateApr 5, 1994
Grant dateApr 4, 1995
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Expiry dateApr 5, 2014

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  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC07C2601/08
  • WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

This invention relates to novel substituted tryptamine and phenalkylamine and related compounds, pharmaceutical compositions thereof and methods of using said compounds and compositions for a number of pharmaceutical indications including (but not limited to): 1. central nervous system and psychiatric disorders (e.g., sleep disorders, epilepsy and other convulsive disorders, anxiety, psychiatric diseases, neurodegenerative diseases, fever); 2. chronobiological-based disorders (e.g., jet lag, delayed sleep syndrome, shift-work, seasonal affective disorder); 3. endocrine indications (e.g., contraception and infertility, precocious puberty, premenstrual syndrome, hyperprolactinemia, growth hormone deficiency); 4. cancer and other proliferative diseases; 5. immune system disorders and conditions associated with senescence; 6. ophthalmological diseases; 7. animal breeding (e.g., regulation of fertility, puberty, pelage color).

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