4-phenyl-4-oxo-butanoic acid derivatives with kynurenine-3-hydroxylase inhibiting activity
申请人:Pharmacia & Upjohn S.p.A.
公开号:US06323240B1
公开(公告)日:2001-11-27
4-phenyl-4-oxo-butanoic acid derivatives for use in the treatment of the human or animal body by therepy; particularly as kynurenine-3-hydroxylase inhibitors, in the prevention and/or treatment of a neurodegenerative disease wherein the inhibition of such an enyzme is needed. The present invention further comprises a selected class of the above mentioned 4-phenyl-4-oxo-butanoic acid derivatives, their pharmaceutically acceptable salts, a process for their preparation and pharmaceutical compositions containing them.