Naphthalene-containing melanocortin receptor-specific small molecule
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Applications(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- PALATIN TECH INC
- Publication Date
- 2006-08-09
- Estimated Expiration
- Not applicable · inactive patent
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Abstract
Description
Background of the invention
[0001] Field of invention (technical field):
[0002] The present invention relates to tetra- and penta-substituted piperazines and piperazine-derived ring compounds, optionally containing C=O or C=S units, which bind one or more melanocortin receptors body and is optionally an agonist, antagonist, mixed agonist-antagonist or inverse agonist for one or more melanocortin receptors and is useful in the treatment of metabolic, immune, infection-related and melanocortin receptor-mediated diseases.
[0003] Related prior art:
[0004] Note that the following discussion refers to documents by a number of authors and years of origin, as well as their most recent publication dates, some of which are not considered prior art to the present invention. The discussion of these documents provides a more complete technical background and should not be construed as prior art for purposes of determining patentability.
[0005] Piperazines are an important class...