- Design, synthesis and bioactivity evaluation of novel evodiamine derivatives with excellent potency against gastric cancer
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Gastric cancer represents a significant health burden worldwide. Previously, inspired by the traditional Chinese medicine Wu-Chu-Yu to treat the spleen and stomach system for thousands of years, we identified N14-phenyl substituted evodiamine derivatives as potential antitumor agents with favorable inhibition on Top1. Herein, structural optimization and structure-activity relationship studies (SARs) led us to discovering a highly active evodiamine derivative compound 6t against gastric cancer. Further anti-tumor mechanism studies revealed that compound 6t played as the inhibition of topoisomerase 1 (Top1), effectively induced apoptosis, obviously arrested the cell cycle at the G2/M phase, and significantly inhibited the migration and invasion of SGC-7901 and MGC-803 cell lines in a dose-dependent manner. Moreover, the compound 6t was low toxicity in vivo and exhibited excellent anti-tumor activity (TGI = 70.12%) in the MGC-803 xenograft models. In summary, compound 6t represents a promising candidate as a potential chemotherapeutic agent against gastric cancer.
- Liang, Ziyi,Lei, Fang,Deng, Jiedan,Zhang, Honghua,Wang, Yuqing,Li, Junfang,Shi, Tao,Yang, Xiaoyan,Wang, Zhen
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- Design, synthesis and bioactivity evaluation of novel N-phenyl-substituted evodiamine derivatives as potent anti-tumor agents
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Natural products are important sources for the development of therapeutic medicine, among which evodia fruit has a wide range of medicinal properties in traditional Chinese medicine. Evodiamine, the main active component of evodia fruit, has various anti-cancer effects and has been proved to be a Topo inhibitor. From our previous attempts of modifying evodiamine, we found that the N14 phenyl substituted derivatives had showed great anti-tumor activity, which prompted us to further explore the novel structures and activities of these compounds. Compound 6f, as a N14 3-fluorinated phenyl substituted evodiamine derivative, showed a certain inhibitory activity against Topo I at 200 μM. By studying its anti-tumor effects in vitro, compound 6f could inhibit proliferation and induce apoptosis, as well as arrest the cell cycle of HGC-27 and HT-29 cell lines at G2/M phase in a concentration-dependent manner. Moreover, compound 6f could inhibit the migration and invasion of HGC-27 cell lines. Meanwhile, compound 6f could induce apoptosis of HGC-27 cells by inhibiting PI3K/AKT pathway. Overall, this work demonstrated that the N14 phenyl-substituted evodiamine derivatives had a good inhibitory effect on tumor cells in vitro, providing a promising strategy for developing potential anticancer agents for the treatment of gastrointestinal tumors.
- Deng, Jiedan,Hao, Xiangyong,Lei, Fang,Liang, Ziyi,Wang, Yuqing,Wang, Zhen,Yang, Xiaoyan,Zhang, Honghua
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- Development of LM98, a Small-Molecule TEAD Inhibitor Derived from Flufenamic Acid
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The YAP-TEAD transcriptional complex is responsible for the expression of genes that regulate cancer cell growth and proliferation. Dysregulation of the Hippo pathway due to overexpression of TEAD has been reported in a wide range of cancers. Inhibition of TEAD represses the expression of associated genes, demonstrating the value of this transcription factor for the development of novel anti-cancer therapies. We report herein the design, synthesis and biological evaluation of LM98, a flufenamic acid analogue. LM98 shows strong affinity to TEAD, inhibits its autopalmitoylation and reduces the YAP-TEAD transcriptional activity. Binding of LM98 to TEAD was supported by 19F-NMR studies while co-crystallization experiments confirmed that LM98 is anchored within the palmitic acid pocket of TEAD. LM98 reduces the expression of CTGF and Cyr61, inhibits MDA-MB-231 breast cancer cell migration and arrests cell cycling in the S phase during cell division.
- Mélin, Léa,Abdullayev, Shuay,Fnaiche, Ahmed,Vu, Victoria,González Suárez, Narjara,Zeng, Hong,Szewczyk, Magdalena M.,Li, Fengling,Senisterra, Guillermo,Allali-Hassani, Abdellah,Chau, Irene,Dong, Aiping,Woo, Simon,Annabi, Borhane,Halabelian, Levon,LaPlante, Steven R.,Vedadi, Masoud,Barsyte-Lovejoy, Dalia,Santhakumar, Vijayaratnam,Gagnon, Alexandre
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p. 2982 - 3002
(2021/08/03)
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- Visible-Light- And PPh3-Mediated Direct C-N Coupling of Nitroarenes and Boronic Acids at Ambient Temperature
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We present here a metal-free, visible-light- and triphenylphosphine-mediated intermolecular, reductive amination between nitroarenes and boronic acids at ambient temperature without any photocatalyst. Mechanistically, a slow reduction of nitroarenes to a nitroso and, finally, a nitrene intermediate occurs that leads to the amination product with concomitant 1,2-aryl/-alkyl migration from a boronate complex. A wide range of nitroarenes underwent C-N coupling with aryl-/alkylboronic acids providing high yields.
- Manna, Kartic,Ganguly, Tanusree,Baitalik, Sujoy,Jana, Ranjan
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p. 8634 - 8639
(2021/11/01)
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- Light-Driven Intramolecular C?N Cross-Coupling via a Long-Lived Photoactive Photoisomer Complex
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Reported herein is a visible-light-driven intramolecular C?N cross-coupling reaction under mild reaction conditions (metal- and photocatalyst-free, at room temperature) via a long-lived photoactive photoisomer complex. This strategy was used to rapidly prepare the N-substituted polycyclic quinazolinone derivatives with a broad substrate scope (>50 examples) and further exploited to synthesize the natural products tryptanthrin, rutaecarpine, and their analogues. The success of gram-scale synthesis and solar-driven transformation, as well as promising tumor-suppressing biological activity, proves the potential of this strategy for practical applications. Mechanistic investigations, including control experiments, DFT calculations, UV-vis spectroscopy, EPR, and X-ray single-crystal structure of the key intermediate, provides insight into the mechanism.
- Jing, Dong,Lu, Cong,Chen, Zhuo,Jin, Songyang,Xie, Lijuan,Meng, Ziyi,Su, Zhishan,Zheng, Ke
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p. 14666 - 14672
(2019/09/06)
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- Reductive Molybdenum-Catalyzed Direct Amination of Boronic Acids with Nitro Compounds
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The synthesis of aromatic amines is of utmost importance in a wide range of chemical contexts. We report a direct amination of boronic acids with nitro compounds to yield (hetero)aryl amines. The novel combination of a dioxomolybdenum(VI) catalyst and triphenylphosphine as inexpensive reductant has revealed to be decisive to achieve this new C?N coupling. Our methodology has proven to be scalable, air and moisture tolerant, highly chemoselective and engages both aliphatic and aromatic nitro compounds. Moreover, this general and step-economical synthesis of aromatic secondary amines showcases orthogonality to other aromatic amine syntheses as it tolerates aryl halides and carbonyl compounds.
- Suárez-Pantiga, Samuel,Hernández-Ruiz, Raquel,Virumbrales, Cintia,Pedrosa, María R.,Sanz, Roberto
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p. 2129 - 2133
(2019/01/25)
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- Bifunctional AKR1C3 inhibitors/androgen receptor modulators and methods of use thereof
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The invention includes compositions comprising selective AKR1C3 inhibitors. The invention also includes compositions comprising bifunctional AKR1C3 inhibitors and selective androgen receptor modulators. The invention further includes methods of treatment using the compositions of the invention.
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- PhI(OAc)2-mediated intramolecular oxidative aryl-aldehyde C sp 2-C sp 2 bond formation: Metal-free synthesis of acridone derivatives
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A metal-free protocol for direct aryl-aldehyde Csp2-Csp 2 bond formation via a PhI(OAc)2-mediated intramolecular cross-dehydrogenative coupling (CDC) of various 2-(N-arylamino)aldehydes was developed. The novel methodology requires no need of preactivation of the aldehyde group, is applicable to a large variety of functionalized substrates, and most of all provides a convenient approach to the construction of biologically important acridone derivatives.
- Zheng, Zisheng,Dian, Longyang,Yuan, Yucheng,Zhang-Negrerie, Daisy,Du, Yunfei,Zhao, Kang
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p. 7451 - 7458
(2014/09/17)
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- Development of potent and selective inhibitors of aldo-keto reductase 1C3 (type 5 17β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase) based on N -phenyl-aminobenzoates and their structure-activity relationships
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Aldo-keto reductase 1C3 (AKR1C3; type 5 17β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase) is overexpressed in castration resistant prostate cancer (CRPC) and is implicated in the intratumoral biosynthesis of testosterone and 5α-dihydrotestosterone. Selective AKR1C3 inhibitors are required because compounds should not inhibit the highly related AKR1C1 and AKR1C2 isoforms which are involved in the inactivation of 5α-dihydrotestosterone. NSAIDs, N-phenylanthranilates in particular, are potent but nonselective AKR1C3 inhibitors. Using flufenamic acid, 2-{[3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]amino}benzoic acid, as lead compound, five classes of structural analogues were synthesized and evaluated for AKR1C3 inhibitory potency and selectivity. Structure-activity relationship (SAR) studies revealed that a meta-carboxylic acid group relative to the amine conferred pronounced AKR1C3 selectivity without loss of potency, while electron withdrawing groups on the phenylamino B-ring were optimal for AKR1C3 inhibition. Lead compounds did not inhibit COX-1 or COX-2 but blocked the AKR1C3 mediated production of testosterone in LNCaP-AKR1C3 cells. These compounds offer promising leads toward new therapeutics for CRPC.
- Adeniji, Adegoke O.,Twenter, Barry M.,Byrns, Michael C.,Jin, Yi,Chen, Mo,Winkler, Jeffrey D.,Penning, Trevor M.
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(2012/05/04)
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- Discovery of substituted 3-(phenylamino)benzoic acids as potent and selective inhibitors of type 5 17β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase (AKR1C3)
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Aldo-keto reductase 1C3 (AKR1C3) also known as type 5 17β- hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase has been implicated as one of the key enzymes driving the elevated intratumoral androgen levels observed in castrate resistant prostate cancer (CRPC). AKR1C3 inhibition therefore presents a rational approach to managing CRPC. Inhibitors should be selective for AKR1C3 over other AKR1C enzymes involved in androgen metabolism. We have synthesized 2-, 3-, and 4-(phenylamino)benzoic acids and identified 3-(phenylamino)benzoic acids that have nanomolar affinity and exhibit over 200-fold selectivity for AKR1C3 versus other AKR1C isoforms. The AKR1C3 inhibitory potency of the 4′-substituted 3-(phenylamino)benzoic acids shows a linear correlation with both electronic effects of substituents and the pKa of the carboxylic acid and secondary amine groups, which are interdependent. These compounds may be useful in treatment and/or prevention of CRPC as well as understanding the role of AKR1C3 in endocrinology.
- Adeniji, Adegoke O.,Twenter, Barry M.,Byrns, Michael C.,Jin, Yi,Winkler, Jeffrey D.,Penning, Trevor M.
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(2011/04/16)
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- THERAPEUTIC COMPOUNDS FOR BLOCKING DNA SYNTHESIS OF POX VIRUSES
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This invention provides methods of inhibiting replication of a poxvirus by contacting a poxvirus with a compound having formula I, formula XXI, formula XXXII, or formula XLI which in turn reduce, inhibit, or abrogate poxvirus DNA polymerase activity and/or its interaction with its processivity factor. Formula I, formula XXI, formula XXXII, or formula XLI can be utilized to treat humans and animals suffering from a poxvirus infection. Pharmaceutical compositions for treating poxvirus infected subjects are also provided.
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- Aminocarbonyloxymethyl ester prodrugs of flufenamic acid and diclofenac: Suppressing the rearrangement pathway in aqueous media
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Aminocarbonyloxymethyl ester prodrugs are known to undergo rearrangement in aqueous solutions to form the corresponding N-acylamine side product via an O → N intramolecular acyl transfer from the carbamate conjugate base. Novel aminocarbonyloxymethyl esters of diclofenac and flufenamic acid containing amino acid amide carriers were synthesized and evaluated as potential prodrugs displaying less ability to undergo rearrangement. These compounds were prepared in reasonable yield by a four-step synthetic method that uses the appropriate N-Boc-protected amino acid N-hydroxysuccinimide ester and secondary amine and chloromethyl chloroformate as key reactants. Their reactivity in pH 7.4 buffer and 80% human plasma at 37°C was assessed by RP-HPLC. The aminocarbonyloxymethyl esters containing a secondary carbamate group derived from amino acids such as glycine or phenylalanine were hydrolyzed quantitatively to the parent drug both in non-enzymatic and enzymatic conditions, with no rearrangement product being detected. The oral bioavailability in rats was determined for selected diclofenac derivatives. These derivatives displayed a bioavailability of 25 to 68% relative to that of diclofenac, probably due to their poor aqueous solubility and lipophilicity. These results suggest that further optimization of aminocarbonyloxymethyl esters as potential prodrugs for non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs require the use of amino acid carriers with ionizable groups to improve aqueous solubility.
- Ribeiro, Lina,Silva, Nuno,Iley, Jim,Rautio, Jarkko,Jaervinen, Tomi,Mota-Filipe, Helder,Moreira, Rui,Mendes, Eduarda
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- Methods for use of GABAa receptor GABAergic compounds
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A method is disclosed for potentiating mammalian GABA A receptor responses to GABA. The receptor responses are potentiated according to the invention by contacting GABA A receptors with GABA and an effective amount of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory agents, in particular, fenamates and structurally related compounds.
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- Use of N,N-dimethylformamide as solvent in the synthesis of N-phenylanthranilic acids
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It is known that N-phenylanthranilic acids can be synthesized by Ullmann-Goldberg condensation in different conditions. This paper reports some parameters which influence the condensation and reports a general procedure for this reaction using N,N-Dimethylformamide as solvent.
- Pellon, Rolando F.,Carrasco, Ramon,Marquez, Tania,Mamposo, Taimirys
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(2007/10/03)
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- FENAMATE 1,3,4-THIADIAZOLES AND 1,3,4-OXADIAZOLES AS ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENTS
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The present invention is novel compounds which are 1,3,4-thiadiazoles and 1,3,4-oxadiazoles, and pharamaceutically acceptable acid addition or base salts thereof having activity as inhibitors of singly or together 5-lipoxygenase and cyclooxygenase, and pharmaceutical compositions or methods of use therefor.
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- Method of producing 2-(2-hydroxyethoxy)-ethanol ester of flufenamic acid
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By using a new method 2-(2-hydroxyethoxy)-ethanol ester is produced from flufenamic acid as a result of direct esterification with diol with an excess of 8-15 mol diol per mol flufenamic acid without concurrent removal of water.
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- Ethoxycarbonyloxy ethyl esters of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory carboxylic acids and pharmaceutical compositions thereof
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Novel esters of the general formula STR1 in which STR2 is the acyl residue of a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory compound containing a carboxylic acid function. The novel esters are prepared by reacting an acide R--COOH when R is as above, with 1-haloethyl ethyl carbonate. There are also provided pharmaceutical compositions containing any of the said novel esters.
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- High molecular weight prodrug derivatives of antiinflammatory drugs
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Compounds of the formula 1, PS - O - A - (CH2)n- B - D (1), wherein PS-O represents an alkoxide residue of any of the free hydroxy groups of a polysaccharide (PS-OH) compound with molecular weight (Mw) of from 40,000 to 5,000,000 selected from dextran, carboxymethyl dextran, diethylaminoethyl dextran, starch, hydroxyet-hyl starch, alginates, glycogen, pullullan, agarose, cellulose, chitosan, chitin and carrageenan,A is a carbonyl group or absent,n is zero or a positive integer from 1 to 14,B is oxygen, a carbonyl group, NR wherein R is hydrogen or lower alkyl, or B is absent, and, D is (i) a group of the formula:, R1 - CO - (11), wherein R1-CO- represents the acyl residue of a carboxylic acid drug (R1-COOH) used in the treatment of inflammatory disorders; or (ii) a group of the formula:, R2 - O - (12), wherein R2-O- refers to the C-21 alkoxide residue of a known antiinflammatory steroid (R2-OH) or an alkoxide residue of any other drug or medicament containing a hydroxy functional group used in the treatment of inflammatory disorders; with the proviso that when A is absent, n is 0, and B is absent, then R1-CO- is different from the acyl residue of acetylsalicylic acid;, and non-toxic pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition salts thereof;, and non-toxic pharmaceutically acceptable cation salts thereof. Such compounds are biolabile prodrugs providing controlled release and prolonged duration of action of the parent active antiinflamma-tory agents locally at the administration site after intra-articular, intra-muscular, subcutaneous or extra-dural application while at the same time being highly stable in aqueous solution in the pH range 3--5. After oral administration of such prodrugs the parent drug is liberated selectively in the terminal ileum and the colon over an extended period of time.
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- THE USE OF ULTRASOUND IN THE SYNTHESIS OF N-ARYLANTHRANILIC ACIDS BY THE ULLMAN GOLDBERG REACTION
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Ultrasonic irradiation greatly improves the synthesis of N-arylanthranilic acids (shorter reaction times, higher purity of the final products) through the Ullman Goldberg reaction.
- Carrasco, Ramon,Pellon, Rolando F.,Elguero, Jose,Goya, Pilar,Paez, Juan Antonio
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(2007/10/02)
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- Structure-activity relationships in a series of anti-inflammatory N-arylanthranilic acids
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A large series of N-arylanthranilic acids has been prepared. Many of these compounds show high anti-inflammatory activity as measured by the anti-UV-erythema test. From this series have come the clinically useful nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory agents, flufenamic acid (Arlef), mefenamic acid (Ponstel), and the latest and most potent agent, N-(2,6-dichloro-m-tolyl)anthranilic acid (meclofenamic acid, Meclomen = the sodium salt). The structure-activity relationships of this series is discussed and a graphical representation is presented which allows the prediction of activity of new agents.
- Kaltenbronn,Scherrer,Short,Jones,Beatty,Saka,Winder,Wax,Williamson
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p. 621 - 627
(2007/10/02)
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- Esters and amides containing the 1-(4-chlorobenzoyl)-5-methoxy-2-methyl-1H-indole-3-acetyl moiety
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Compounds of the formula STR1 wherein each X, which may be identical or different from the other X, is oxygen or imino; R1 is hydrogen, fluorine, chlorine or bromine; R2 and R3, which may be identical or different from each other, are each hydrogen; unsubstituted or mono-substituted alkyl of 1 to 6 carbon atoms, where the substituent is phenyl or dialkylamino with 1 to 3 carbon atoms in each alkyl moiety; pyridyl; or cycloalkyl of 5 to 7 carbon atoms; R2 and R3, together with each other and the nitrogen atoms to which they are attached, are pyrrolidino, piperidino, hexamethyleneimino, morpholino, N-aryl-piperazino or N-(alkyl of 1 to 3 carbon atoms)-piperazino; A is cycloalkylene of 5 to 7 carbon atoms; unsubstituted or substituted alkylene of 2 to 10 carbon atoms, where the substituents are one to two alkyls of 1 to 3 carbon atoms each, one to two carbalkoxys of 2 to 4 carbon atoms each, one to two phenyls, one to four hydroxyls, one halomethyl, one hydroxymethyl, one alkanoyloxy of 1 to 18 carbon atoms, one alkanoyloxymethyl of 1 to 18 carbon atoms in the alkanoyl moiety or one STR2 where R1, R2 and R3 have the meanings previously defined; or alkylene of 2 to 10 carbon atoms interrupted by oxygen, sulfur, sulfoxide, sulfonyl, phenyl, cyclohexyl, pyridyl, piperazino or unsubstituted or substituted imino, where the substituent on the imino group is alkyl of 1 to 6 carbon atoms, phenyl or phenylalkyl of 1 to 3 carbon atoms in the alkyl moiety; B is the acyl residue of an antiphlogistic carboxylic acid; and their non-toxic, pharmacologically acceptable acid addition salts. The compounds as well as their salts are useful as anti-inflammatories.
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