NOVEL GALACTOSIDE INHIBITORS OF GALECTINS

摘要

The present invention relates to novel compounds prepared from readily accessible 3 O propargyl D galactopyranoside derivatives and having an effect as i.a. galectin inhibitors the use of said compounds as a medicament as well as for the manufacture of a medicament for treatment of disorders relating to the binding of galectin to ligandsin a mammal wherein said galectin is preferably a galectin 3. The novel compounds are defined by the general formula (I).