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OxiranEcarboxylic acids for the treatment of diabetes

US6479676B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateAug 13, 1999
Grant dateNov 12, 2002
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Expiry dateAug 13, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61P43/00
  • WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The invention relates to novel arylalkyl- or aryloxyalkyl-substituted oxiranecarboxylic acids of the general formula I in which Ar, R3, Y and n are as defined in the description, and also to medicaments comprising them and to their use for the treatment and prophylaxis of the disorders mentioned in claim 4 which are caused by disturbances of glucose and/or lipid metabolism, such as, for example, diabetes type 2 and other insulin-resistant conditions.

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