Compounds that interact with kinases

A method of inhibiting or effecting protein kinase activity which comprises contacting a protein kinase with a compound of formula I being a derivative of a furanose or pyranose form of a monosaccharide, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof

• Wherein;
• n is 1 or 2,
• X is selected from the group consisting of:
• OR1, an unsubstituted 5 or 6 membered heterocyclic moiety, a substituted 5 or 6 membered heterocyclic moiety, an unsubstituted 9 or 10 membered heterobicyclic moiety and a substituted 9 or 10 membered heterobicyclic moiety,
• R1 is selected from the group consisting of:
• C1 to C7 alkyl, C1 to C7 alkenyl, C1 to C7 alkynyl, C1 to C7 heteroalkyl, C6 to C14 aryl, C3 to C14 heteroaryl, C6 to C14 arylalkyl and C3 to C14 heteroarylalkyl,
• Y is selected from the group consisting of an unsubstituted 5 or 6 membered heterocyclic moiety;
• a substituted 5 or 6 membered heterocyclic moiety, an unsubstituted 9 or 10 membered heterobicyclic moiety and a substituted 9 or 10 membered heterobicyclic moiety;
• an amino acid, a dipeptide, and
• R6 is selected from the group consisting of:
• H, C1 to C7 alkyl, C1 to C7 alkenyl, C1 to C7 alkynyl, C1 to C7 heteroalkyl, C6 to C14 aryl, C3 to C14 heteroaryl, C6 to C14 arylalkyl or C3 to C14 heteroarylalkyl,
• with the proviso that R6, R7 and R8 are not all H,
• R9 is selected from H, or —(CO)—R6,
• R7, R8, R11, R12, R14, are independently selected from the group consisting of:
• H, C1 to C7 alkyl, C1 to C7 alkenyl, C1 to C7 alkynyl, C1 to C7 acyl, C1 to C7 heteroalkyl, C6 to C14 aryl, C6 to C14 arylacyl, C6 to C14 heteroaryl, C6 to C14 heteroarylacyl, C6 to C14 arylalkyl and C6 to C14 heteroarylalkyl,
• R13 is selected from the group consisting of:
• unsubstituted phenyl unsubstituted benzyl, substituted phenyl, substituted benzyl, H, C1 to C7 alkyl, C1 to C7 alkenyl, C1 to C7 alkynyl, C1 to C7 acyl, C1 to C7 heteroalkyl, C6 to C14 aryl, C6 to C14 arylacyl, C6 to C14 heteroaryl, C6 to C14 heteroarylacyl, C6 to C14 arylalkyl or C6 to C14 heteroarylalkyl, —S—R6 and —O—R6,
• R15 is absent or is at least one substituent on the aromatic ring which are independently selected from the group consisting of:
• OH, NO, NO2, NH2, N3, halogen, CF3, CHF2, CH2F, nitrile, alkoxy, aryloxy, amidine, guanidiniums, carboxylic acid, carboxylic acid ester, carboxylic acid amide, aryl, cycloalkyl, heteroalkyl, heteroaryl, aminoalkyl, aminodialkyl, aminotrialkyl, aminoacyl, carbonyl, substituted or unsubstituted imine, sulfate, sulfonamide, phosphate, phosphoramide, hydrazide, hydroxamate, hydroxamic acid, heteroaryloxy, alkyl, aminoaryl, aminoheteroaryl, thioalkyl, thioaryl and thioheteroaryl.