Back to results
US 6,015,821 AGranted
Nicotinic acid esters and pharmaceutical compositions containing them
OwnerDavid Frederick Horrobin, Mehar Manku +4inventors
InventorsDavid Frederick Horrobin, Mehar Manku, Austin McMordie, Philip Knowles, Peter Redden, Andrea Pitt
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
Compounds, compositions, and methods of use as a pharmaceutical, where the compounds have structure (I), where B is --C(.dbd.O)-- or --CH.sub.2 --O--, C is a direct bond or is a diol residue, a hydroxy-substituted carboxylic acid residue, or a dicarboxylic acid residue, and D is a fatty acid residue or a fatty alcohol residue, where the acid residues or alcohol residues for ester linkages with the corresponding alcohols or acids.
Claims8
A compound of the structure:
- ##STR4## wherein B is selected from the group consisting of --C(.dbd.O)-- and --CH.sub.2 --O--, C is selected from the group consisting of a diol residue a hydroxy-substituted carboxylic acid residue and a dicarboxylic acid residue, with the proviso that when B is --CH.sub.2 --O--, C is not a diol residue, D is selected from the group consisting of a fatty acid residue and a fatty alcohol residue, wherein the acid residues or alcohol residues form ester linkages with the corresponding alcohols or acids.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.