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ALPHA-MERCAPTOACRYLIC ACID DERIVATIVES HAVING CALPAIN INHIBITORY ACTIVITY
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, (2008/06/13)
The invention covers a novel series of α-mercaptoacrylic acid derivatives that inhibit both calpain I and calpain II with a high affinity and selectivity. The compounds are useful in the treatment of neurodegenerative disorders including cerebrovascular disorders, brain injury, spinal cord, and peripheral nerve injury, cardiac infarction, cataracts, inflammation, restenosis, muscular dystrophy, and platelet aggregation. Pharmaceutical compositions, methods of using processes for preparing and novel intermediates useful in the processes are also disclosed.
