Claims
- 1. An amide derivative represented by the following general formula (I) or a salt thereof: ##STR77## wherein A: thiazolylene;
- X: bond, O, Sr --NR.sup.5 --, --NR.sup.5 CO--, --NR.sup.5 CONH--, --NR.sup.5 SO.sub.2 -- or --NR.sup.5 C(.dbd.NH)NH--;
- R.sup.1 : --H, -optionally substituted lower alkyl, -optionally substituted aryl, -optionally substituted heteroaryl or -optionally substituted cycloalkyl;
- R.sup.2a, R.sup.2b : --H or -lower alkyl, which may be the same or different;
- R.sup.3 : --H or -lower alkyl;
- R.sup.4a, R.sup.4b : --H or --OH, which may be the same different, or R.sup.4a and R.sup.4b are taken together to form .dbd.O or .dbd.N.about.O-lower alkyl; and
- R.sup.5 : --H or -lower alkyl.
- 2. The amide derivative or salt thereof according to claim 1, wherein X is a bond, O, S or --NR.sup.5 --.
- 3. The amide derivative or salt thereof according to claim 2, wherein
- X is --NR.sup.5 --; and
- R.sup.1 is a lower alkyl which is substituted with an optionally substituted aryl, or an optionally substituted aryl.
- 4. (S)-2-(2-Benzylamino-4-thiazol-4-yl)-4'-[2-[(2-hydroxy-3-phenoxypropyl)amino]ethyl]acetanilide; (S)-2-[2-(3-fluoroanilino)-4-thiazol-4-yl)-4'-[2-[(2-hydroxy-3-phenoxypropyl)amino]ethyl]acetanilide; (S)-2-(2-anilino-4-thiazol-4-yl)-4'-{2-[(2-hydroxy-3-phenoxypropyl)amino]propyl}acetanilide; and (S)-2-(2-anilinothiazol-4-yl)-4'-{2-[(2-hydroxy-3-phenoxypropyl)amino]ethyl}acetanilide, or a salt thereof.
- 5. A pharmaceutical composition containing the amide derivative according to claim 1 and a pharmaceutically acceptable vehicle.
- 6. A method for treating diabetes mellitus in a human or animal patient in need of such treating, comprising administering to the patient an effective amount of an amide derivative as claimed in claim 1.
Priority Claims (1)
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9-010360 |
Jan 1997 |
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Parent Case Info
This application is a 371 of PCT/JP98/00237 filed Jan. 22, 1998.
PCT Information
Filing Document |
Filing Date |
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102e Date |
371c Date |
PCT/JP98/00237 |
1/22/1998 |
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5/7/1999 |
5/7/1999 |
Publishing Document |
Publishing Date |
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WO98/32742 |
7/30/1998 |
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5187190 |
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Feb 1993 |
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5541204 |
Sher et al. |
Jul 1996 |
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