Trifluoromethylketone compounds of the formula: ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 is C.sub.1-6 alkyl which has one or two substituents selected from carboxy, esterified carboxy and di-C.sub.1-6 alkylcarbamoyl; phenyl(C.sub.1-6)alkyl, the phenyl moiety of which may have halogen or nitro or amino substituents and the alkyl moiety of which may have carboxy or esterified carboxy substituents; halo-phenyl; morpholino; or morpholino(C.sub.1-6)alkyl, R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 are each C.sub.1-6 alkyl, X is --or --NH--, and ##STR2## and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof are useful for inhibiting human elastase.
式为:##STR1##其中R.sup.1是C.sub.1-6烷基,其具有一个或两个取自羧基,酯化羧基和二C.sub.1-6烷基
氨基的取代基;苯基(C.sub.1-6)烷基,其苯基可能具有卤素,硝基或
氨基取代基,烷基可能具有羧基或酯化羧基取代基;卤代苯基;吗啉基;或吗啉基(C.sub.1-6)烷基,R.sup.2和R.sup.3均为C.sub.1-6烷基,X为--或--NH--,以及其药学上可接受的盐对于抑制人类
弹性蛋白酶是有用的。