Dipeptide nitrile Cathepsin K inhibitors of formula I, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts or esters thereof
In which
R
1
and R
2
are independently H or C
1
-C
7
lower alkyl, or R
1
and R
2
together with the carbon atom to which they are attached form a C
3
-C
8
cycloalkyl ring, and Het is an optionally substituted nitrogen-containing heterocyclic substituent, are provided, useful e.g. for therapeutic or prophylactic treatment of a disease or medical condition in which cathepsin K is implicated.
Dipeptide nitrile Cathepsin K inhibitors of formula I, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts or esters thereof
1
In which
R
1
and R
2
are independently H or C
1
-C
7
lower alkyl, or R
1
and R
2
together with the carbon atom to which they are attached form a C
3
-C
8
cycloalkyl ring, and
Het is an optionally substituted nitrogen-containing heterocyclic substituent, are provided, useful e.g. for therapeutic or prophylactic treatment of a disease or medical condition in which cathepsin K is implicated.