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US 5,688,653 AGranted
3-alkylamino-2-hydroxy-4-hydroxymethyl-2-cyclopenten-1-one advanced glycosylation endproducts and methods of use therefor
AssigneeThe Picower Institute for Medical Research
InventorsPeter C. Ulrich, Xini Zhang
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Abstract
The present invention relates to advanced glycosylation endproducts (AGEs), and particularly to novel cyclopentenone aminoreductones, 3-alkylamino-2-hydroxy-4-hydroxymethyl-2-cyclopenten-1-ones. Such AGEs can be used in various diagnostic and therapeutic methods.
Claims3
A compound of the formula ##STR6## wherein R is a lower alkyl group containing from 1 to 6 carbon atoms.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.