A sulfonyl aromatic or heteroaromatic ring hydroxamic acid compound that inter alia inhibits matrix metalloprotease activity is disclosed as are a treatment process that comprises administering a contemplated sulfonyl aromatic or heteroaromatic ring hydroxamic acid compound in an MMP enzyme-inhibiting effective amount to a host having a condition associated with pathological matrix metalloprotease activity. A contemplated compound corresponds in structure to formula (a) wherein W and the R groups are defined elsewhere.
本发明涉及一种磺酰基芳香族或杂芳香族环羟
肟酸化合物,该化合物在抑制基质
金属
蛋白酶活性方面具有作用,还涉及一种治疗过程,包括向患有与病理基质
金属
蛋白酶活性相关的病症的宿主中投与考虑到的磺酰基芳香族或杂芳香族环羟
肟酸化合物,其剂量足以抑制MMP酶活性。 考虑到的化合物在结构上对应于公式(a),其中W和R基在其他地方定义。