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Inhibitors of metalloproteases, pharmaceutical compositions comprising same and methods of their use

US6307101A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateMar 17, 1999
Grant dateOct 23, 2001
Priority date
Expiry dateMar 17, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC07C2601/14
  • WIPO fieldBiotechnology
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

Disclosed are novel inhibitors of metalloproteases, in particular matrix metalloproteases. The disclosed inhibitors are mercaptoketone and mercaptoalcohol compounds which are useful in pharmaceutical compositions and methods for treating or controlling disease states or conditions which involve tissue breakdown, for example, arthropathy, dermatological conditions, bone resorption, inflammatory diseases, and tumor invasion and in the promotion of wound healing.

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