Antiproliferative and neurotrophic molecules

US5672746A · kind A · utility

Assignees

• American Biogenetic Sciences, Inc. · US
• University College Dublin · IE

Inventors

• Heinz Nau · Berlin, DE
• Ciaran M. Regan · Dublin, IE

Key dates

• Filing date: Aug 30, 1994
• Grant date: Sep 30, 1997
• Expiry date: Aug 30, 2014

Classification

• Technology area (CPC C): Chemistry; Metallurgy
• CPC primary: C07C57/03
• WIPO field: Organic fine chemistry
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

Neurotrophic and antiproliferative compounds related to the antiepileptic drug valproate are provided. These compounds are useful for promoting neuronal function as in neurodegenerative disorders and for treating neoplastic disease.