9,11-Cycloendoperoxide derivatives of biologically active prostaglandin analogs, and particularly of the ocular hypotensive drugs Bimatoprost, Latanaprost, Unoprostone, Travoprost and prostaglandin H
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1-ethanolamide or of structurally closely related analogs, are pro-drugs which hydrolyze under physiological conditions to provide prostaglandin analogues that are capable of providing sustained ocular and other in vivo concentrations of the respective drugs. The compounds of the invention have the formula shown below where the variables have the meaning defined in the specification.
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9,11-环内过氧化物衍
生物是
生物活性
前列腺素类似物,特别是眼压降药物
比马前列素、
拉坦前列素、尤诺前列素、曲普前列素和
前列腺素H2-
乙醇胺或结构上密切相关的类似物的前体药物,在生理条件下
水解,提供能够提供相应药物持续眼部和其他体内浓度的
前列腺素类似物。本发明的化合物具有下面所示的公式,其中变量的含义在说明书中定义。