申请人:Brufani Mario
公开号:US20110212954A1
公开(公告)日:2011-09-01
The present invention concerns an enantiomer R of a compound of Formula (I), wherein X is —NH—R
1
or of Formula (V) or (VI), R
1
is —(CH
2
)
n
—R
2
, R
2
is a linear, branched or cyclic C
1
C
6
aliphatic group, —O—(CH
2
)
n
—CH
3
, —NH—CO—(CH
2
)
n
—CH
3
, a 5- or 6-membered aliphatic or aromatic ring optionally comprising a heteroatom, a 5- or 6-membered aromatic ring substituted by one or two substituents, said substituents being selected from the group consisting of —OH, —O(alkyl C
1
C
3
) and —OCO(alkyl C
1
C
3
), or of Formula (V), R
3
is H or a C
1
-C
3
aliphatic group and R
4
is a linear C
1
-C
3
or a branched C
3
-C
12
aliphatic group, or R
3
is a C
1
-C
3
aliphatic group and R
4
is a linear C
1
-C
12
aliphatic group, Y is O, CH—(CH
2
)
n
—CH
3
or N(CO)(CH
2
)
n
—CH
3
, and n is an integer from O to
6.
It has been found that the enantiomers of the invention are able to release (R)-alpha-lipoic acid, ensuring a longer permanence in the body for the pharmacologically active principle than that obtainable by its direct administration, or to simulate the pharmacological action of alpha-lipoic acid itself, while exhibiting a much more intense and lasting activity.