申请人:Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
公开号:US05236952A1
公开(公告)日:1993-08-17
Catechol derivatives of the formula ##STR1## wherein Ra, Rb and Rc have the significance given herein, the ester and ether derivatives thereof which are hydrolyzable under physiological conditions and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof are described and possess valuable pharmacological properties. In particular, they inhibit the enzyme catechol-O-methyltransferase (COMT), a soluble, magnesium-dependent enzyme which catalyses the transference of the methyl group of S-adensoylmethionine to a catechol substrate, whereby the corresponding methyl ethers are formed. Suitable substrates which can be O-methylated by COMT and which can thus be deactivated are, for example, extraneuornal catecholamines and exogeneously-administered therapeutically active substances having a catechol structure. Formula Ia above embraces not only compounds which form part of the invention, but also known compounds; the compounds which form part of the invention can be prepared according to known methods.
公式##STR1##中的儿茶酚衍生物,其中Ra、Rb和Rc具有本文中给出的含义,以及在生理条件下可水解的酯和醚衍生物及其药学上可接受的盐已被描述,并具有有价值的药理特性。特别是,它们抑制儿茶酚-O-甲基转移酶(COMT)这种可溶性、依赖镁的酶,该酶催化S-腺苷甲硫氨酸的甲基基团转移到儿茶酚底物上,从而形成相应的甲基醚。可被COMT进行O-甲基化并因此被失活的适当底物包括,例如,外源性儿茶酚胺和具有儿茶酚结构的外源性给药的治疗活性物质。上述公式Ia不仅包括发明的一部分化合物,还包括已知的化合物;构成发明一部分的化合物可以按照已知方法制备。