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Chemical compounds and their use to elevate pyruvate dehydrogenase activity
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, (2008/06/13)
The use of a compound of the formula (I): wherein: ring C is phenyl or carbon-linked heteroaryl selected from pyridyl, pyrazinyl, pyrimidinyl and pyridazinyl; and wherein said phenyl or heteroaryl is substituted as defined herein; A—B is selected from NHCO, OCH2, SCH2, NHCH2, trans-vinylene, and ethynylene; R1is linked to ring C at a carbon ortho to the position of A—B attachment and is defined herein; n is 1 or 2; R2and R3are alkyl, haloalkyl or together from cycloalkyl or halocycloalkyl as defined herein; in the manufacture of a medicament for use in the elevation of PDH activity in warm-blooded animals such as humans is described. Salts and esters of compounds of formula (I) are also described.
