NOVEL BICYCLIC DIPHOSPHONATE COMPOUNDS, PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITIONS, AND METHODS FOR TREATING ABNORMAL CALCIUM AND PHOSPHATE METABOLISM

摘要

The present invention relates to novel compounds having nitrogen-containing, saturated bicyclic cylopentane-fused rings which are geminally disubstituted with phosphonate groups. Most preferred compounds of the present invention have the general structure: The present invention further relates to pharmaceutical compositions containing these novel compounds. Finally, this invention relates to methods for treating or preventing diseases characterized by abnormal calcium and phosphate metabolism by utilizing a compound or pharmaceutical composition of the present invention.