There is provided a prodrug of a pharmaceutically active agent, said prodrug comprising a beta-keto carboxylic acid, a beta-keto carboxylic acid salt or a beta-keto carboxylic acid ester functional group, to a pharmaceutical composition comprising the prodrug, and to the use of the prodrug or composition for treatment of a mammalian subject suffering from a condition which can be cured or alleviated by administration of said pharmaceutically active agent. There is further provided a method of inhibiting decarboxylation of a compound comprising a beta-keto carboxylic acid or a salt thereof with a monovalent cation, characterized in that a dry salt of said beta-keto carboxylic acid with a divalent or polyvalent cation is prepared.
提供了一种药用活性剂的前药,该前药包括β-
酮羧酸、β-
酮羧酸盐或β-
酮羧酸酯官能团,以及包括该前药的药物组合物,以及将该前药或组合物用于治疗患有可以通过给药该药用活性剂来治愈或缓解的病症的哺乳动物主体的用途。还提供了一种抑制具有β-
酮羧酸或其盐的化合物的脱羧作用的方法,其特征在于制备带有二价或多价阳离子的该β-
酮羧酸的干盐。