摘要 |
This invention relates to amino acid derivatives that are useful as inhibitors of bacterial collagenase. The compounds of this invention have a general formula: <IMAGE> wherein R is alkyl, aralkyl, aryl, alkoxy, aryloxy, hydroxy or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof; R1 is hydrogen, alkali metal, lower alkyl, phenyl lower alkyl, or phenyl, or substituted phenyl wherein the substituent is halo, lower alkoxy or lower alkyl or nitro or carboxy or cyano, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof; R2, R3 and R4 is hydrogen or alkyl; R2 and R4 may be the side groups found on the 20 common alpha -amino acids; R3 and R4 may be connected together to form an alkylene bridge of from 2 to 4 carbon atoms; Y is alkoxy, aryloxy, primary amide, amino acid derivative or <IMAGE> where R5 and R6 is hydrogen or alkyl; R5 and R6 may be connected together to form an alkylene bridge of from 2 to 4 carbon atoms; X is hydroxyl or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, or an amino acid derivative.
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