5- OR 6 - SUBSTITUTED 3 - HYDROXY - 2 ( 1H) - PYRIDINONES AS D-AMINO ACID OXIDASE (DAAO) INHIBITORS IN THERAPY OF DISEASES SUCH AS SCHIZOPHRENIA, COGNITIVE DISORDER AND PAIN

摘要

The present invention provides compounds of formula (I) and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein R1 is hydrogen or fluorine, one of A and B is R2, the other is a group -X-Y-R3. R3 represents a carbocyclic or heterocyclic ring. Further variables are as defined in the specification. Also claimed are- processes for their preparation, pharmaceutical compositions containing them and their use in therapy of diseases such as schizophrenia, cognitive disorders and pain by modulating the D-amino acid oxidase enzyme (DAAO).