Compounds
US6083952A · kind A · utility
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 11, 1998 |
| Grant date | Jul 4, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 11, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC07D495/22
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
There are provided novel compounds of formula (I) ##STR1## wherein A represents an aromatic carbocyclic ring or a 5- or 6-membered heterocyclic aromatic ring containing 1 to 3 heteroatoms which may be the same or different and are selected from O, N and S; X represents --(CH.sub.2).sub.n -- wherein n represents zero or 1; and R.sup.1, R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 are as defined in the specification, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, and enantiomers and tautomers thereof; together with processes for their preparation, compositions containing them and their use in therapy. The compounds are inhibitors of nitric oxide synthase and are thereby particularly useful in the treatment or prophylaxis of inflammatory disease and pain.
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