摘要 |
2-(substituted benzoyl)-cycloalkyl-1-carboxylic acids of formula (I) wherein E is a C1-C4 alkylene chain in which a carbon atom is optionally substituted; each of R and R1, being the same or different, is hydrogen, halogen, hydroxy, trifluoromethyl, cyano, nitro, phenyl, benzyl, C1-C6 alkyl, C1-C6 alkoxy, C1-C6 alkylthio, SOR4 or SO2R4; R2 is hydrogen or -N(R7R8) in which each of R7 and R8 is, independently, hydrogen, C1-C6 alkyl, benzyl, phenyl, hydroxy, C1-C6 alkoxy, benzyloxy or one of R7 and R8 is hydrogen and the other is COR9; R3 is hydroxy, C1-C6 alkoxy, phenoxy, benzyloxy or a group -N(R12R13); and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, have kynurenine-3-hydroxylase enzyme inhibitor activity. |