4-phenyl-4-oxo-2-butenoic acid derivatives with kynurenine-3-hydroxylase
申请人:Pharmacia & Upjohn S.p.A.
公开号:US06048896A1
公开(公告)日:2000-04-11
4-Phenyl-4-oxo-butenoic acid derivatives for use in the treatment of the human or animal body by therapy; particularly as kynurenine-3-hydroxylase inhibitors, in the prevention and/or treatment of a neurodegenerative disease wherein the inhibition of such an enzyme is needed. The present invention further comprises a selected class of the above mentioned 4-phenyl-4-oxo-butenoic acid derivatives, their pharmaceutically acceptable salts, a process for their preparation and pharmaceutical compositions containing them.