1-imidazolyl substituted tetrahydronaphthalene derivatives as inhibitors of eytochrome P450RAI
申请人:Allergan, Inc.
公开号:US06603019B2
公开(公告)日:2003-08-05
Compounds having Formula 4 wherein the symbols have the meaning defined in the specification are inhibitors of the cytochrome P450RAI (retinoic acid inducible) enzyme, and are used for treating diseases responsive to treatment by retinoids
Methods for identifying inhibitors of cytochrome P450RAI
申请人:Vasudevan Jayasree
公开号:US06855512B2
公开(公告)日:2005-02-15
A method of identifying a compound which is an inhibitor of the enzyme cytochrome P450RAI is performed by selecting a compound that has retinoid activity in an art recognized assay and includes a benzoic acid, benzoic acid ester, naphthoic acid ester or heteroaryl carboxylic acid or ester moiety, with a partial structure of —A(R
2
)—(CH
2
)
n—COOR
8
where n is 0 and the remaining variables are as described in the specification and claims. Thereafter, a compound having the cytochrome P450RAI inhibitory activity is identified and selected where the compound has the —A(R
2
)—(CH
2
)
2
—COOR
8
partial structure wherein the variable n is 1 or 2.