Inventors:
David W. Smith - Madison CT, US
Benito Munoz - San Diego CA, US
Kumar Srinivasan - Chicago IL, US
Carl P. Bergstrom - Madison CT, US
Prasad V. Chaturvedula - Cheshire CT, US
Milind S. Deshpande - Madison CT, US
Daniel J. Keavy - Killingworth CT, US
Wai Yu Lau - Meriden CT, US
Michael F. Parker - Higganum CT, US
Charles P. Sloan - Wallingford CT, US
Owen B. Wallace - Zionsville IN, US
Henry Hui Wang - Milford CT, US
Assignee:
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company - Princeton NJ
Merck & Co. Inc. - Rahway NJ
International Classification:
A61K031/407
A61K031/40
A61K031/54
A61K031/4965
A61K031/47
US Classification:
5142101, 514425, 5142275, 51425501, 514307, 514315, 51421712, 514278, 514412, 514428, 514357, 514331, 514408, 514602, 514365, 514381, 514406, 514359, 548565, 548229, 548470, 548546, 548566, 5483401, 548252, 5483751, 548255, 540362, 540609, 546 16, 546229, 546334, 546220
Abstract:
In accordance with the present invention, there is provided a novel class of sulfonamide compounds. Compounds of the invention contain a core sulfonamide group. Variable moieties connected to the sulfur atom and nitrogen atom of the sulfonamide group include substituted or unsubstituted hydrocarbyl moieties, substituted or unsubstituted heterocycle moieties, polycyclic moieties, halogen, alkoxy, ether, ester, amide, sulfonyl, sulfonamidyl, sulfide, carbamate, and the like. Invention compounds are capable of a wide variety of uses. For example sulfonamide compounds can act to modulate production of amyloid β protein and are useful in the prevention or treatment of a variety of diseases. Pharmaceutical compositions containing invention compounds are also provided. Such compositions have wide utility for the prevention or treatment of a variety of diseases.