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Compounds with high monoamine transporter affinity

US6525206B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateOct 17, 2000
Grant dateFeb 25, 2003
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Expiry dateOct 17, 2020

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  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC07C2602/08
  • WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

Featured compounds have high monoamine transport affinity and are characterized by one of the following two general formulas set out above. The compounds bind selectively or non-selectively to monoamine transporters. The compounds are useful to treat various medical indications including attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), Parkinson's disease, cocaine addiction, smoking cessation, weight reduction, obsessive-compulsive disorder, various forms of depression, traumatic brain injury, stroke, and narcolepsy.

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