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Optically pure 4-aryl-2-hydroxytetronic acids

US5504108A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateDec 5, 1994
Grant dateApr 2, 1996
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Expiry dateDec 5, 2014

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  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC07D307/62
  • WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method for synthesis of optically pure stereogenically labile 4-aryl-2-hydroxytetronic acids from an optically pure aidehyde. The invention further relates to the use of such optically pure compounds as potent inhibitors of platelet aggregation by working at the level of cyclooxygenase, and additionally as inhibitors of cyclooxygenase and 5-lipoxygenase. The invention further relates to the pharmaceutical use of such.compounds in the treatment of coronary artery diseases, especially in the treatment and/or prevention of atherosclerosis, and in the treatment of various inflammatory pathologies, especially arthritis.

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