申请人:Japan Tobacco Inc.
公开号:EP0419683A1
公开(公告)日:1991-04-03
Amino acid derivatives of formula (I), which specifically inhibit prolylendopeptidase activity and are useful for treating or preventing dementia and amnesia, wherein Q represents W-(CH2)m-(A)n-CO-B-, A represents oxygen or imino, B represents (II) or -(CH2)1, X and Y represent each sulfur or methylene, W represents (III, IV) or (V), wherein Hal represents halogen, R represents hydrogen, formyl, C1 to C5 alkoxycarbonyl, cyano, or -CR1 = N - R2, R1 represents hydrogen, R2 represents hydroxy, C1 to C5 alkylcarboxy, phenylcarboxy, C1 to C5 alkoxy, or phenyl(C1 to Cs) alkoxy, and n, m and I represent integers of, respectively, 0 or 1, 0 to 3, and 1 to 3, provided that W represents (VI) when R represents hydrogen, formyl or C1 to Cs alkoxycarbonyl.
式(I)的氨基酸衍生物,可特异性抑制脯氨酰内肽酶活性,用于治疗或预防痴呆症和健忘症,其中Q代表W-(CH2)m-(A)n-CO-B-,A代表氧或亚氨基,B代表(II)或-(CH2)1,X和Y分别代表硫或亚甲基,W代表(III、IV)或(V),其中Hal代表卤素、R代表氢、甲酰基、C1~C5烷氧基羰基、氰基或-CR1=N-R2,R1代表氢,R2代表羟基、C1~C5烷基羧基、苯基羧基、C1~C5烷氧基或苯基(C1~Cs)烷氧基,n、m和I分别代表0或1、0~3和1~3的整数,但当R代表氢、甲酰基或C1~Cs烷氧基羰基时,W代表(VI)。