摘要 |
PCT No. PCT/EP95/04202 Sec. 371 Date Sep. 30, 1997 Sec. 102(e) Date Sep. 30, 1997 PCT Filed Oct. 25, 1995 PCT Pub. No. WO96/13484 PCT Pub. Date May 9, 1996Azetidinone derivatives of formula (I) in which R1 and R2, which may be the same or different, is each selected from hydrogen or C(1-8)alkyl; R3 is C(1-8)alkyl or C(3-8)cycloalkyl each of which may be optionally substituted; X is a linker group; Y is an aryl group; and n is 0, 1 or 2; and excluding benzyl (4-methylthio-2-oxo-azetidin-1-yl)acetate are inhibitors of the enzyme Lp PLA2 and are of use in therapy, in particular treating atherosclerosis. |