Use of a compound of formula (I) in the manufacture of a medicament for modulating solid tumour growth or metastasis, or macular degeneration, in an animal, formula I having the structure:
wherein:
one of -OR1 or -OR2 is -O-QH+, and the other is hydroxyl or -O-QH+; and Q is
(A) an optionally substituted aliphatic organic amine containing at least one nitrogen atom which, together with a proton, forms a quaternary ammonium cation QH+;
(B) an amino acid containing at least two nitrogen atoms where one of the nitrogen atoms, together with a proton, forms a quaternary ammonium cation QH+; or
(C) an amino acid containing one or more nitrogen atoms where one of the nitrogen atoms, together with a proton, forms a quaternary ammonium cation QH+ and where, further, all carboxylic acid groups of the amino acid are in the form of esters.
式(I)化合物在制造用于调节动物实体瘤生长或转移或黄斑变性的药物中的用途,式I具有以下结构:
其中
-OR1或-OR2之一是-O-QH+,另一个是羟基或-O-QH+; Q是
(A) 至少含有一个氮原子的任选取代脂肪族有机胺,该氮原子与质子一起形成季
铵阳离子 QH+;
(B) 含至少两个氮原子的
氨基酸,其中一个氮原子与质子一起形成季
铵阳离子 QH+;或
(C) 含有一个或多个氮原子的
氨基酸,其中一个氮原子与质子一起形成季
铵阳离子 QH+,而且该
氨基酸的所有
羧酸基团均为酯形式。