This invention provides compounds of formula (I) and salts thereof, which have activity as inhibitors of N-myristoyl transferase (NMT). The invention also relates to uses of such compounds as medicaments, in particular in the treatment of a disease or disorder in which inhibition of N-myristoyl transferase provides a therapeutic or prophylactic effect, including protozoan infections (such as malaria and leishmaniasis), viral infections (such as human rhinovirus and HIV), and hyperproliferative disorders (such as B-cell lymphoma).
这项发明提供了式(I)的化合物及其盐,具有作为N-肉豆
蔻酰转移酶(N
MT)
抑制剂的活性。该发明还涉及将这类化合物用作药物的用途,特别是在治疗需要抑制N-肉豆
蔻酰转移酶以产生治疗或预防效果的疾病或紊乱中,包括原虫感染(如疟疾和利什曼病)、病毒感染(如人类鼻病毒和HIV)以及高增殖性疾病(如B细胞淋巴瘤)。