Selective Kinase Inhibitors
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- US · United States
- Current Assignee / Owner
- YM BIOSCI AUSTRALIA
- Publication Date
- 2008-08-28
- Estimated Expiration
- Not applicable · inactive patent
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Abstract
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FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0001] The present invention relates to the field of inhibitors of protein tyrosine kinases in particular the JAK family of protein tyrosine kinases.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0002] Protein kinases are a family of enzymes that catalyse the phosphorylation of specific residues in proteins. In general protein kinases fall into several groups; those which preferentially phosphorylate serine and / or threonine residues, those which preferentially phosphorylate tyrosine residues and those which phosphorylate both tyrosine and Ser / Thr residues. Protein kinases are therefore key elements in signal transduction pathways responsible for transducing extracellular signals, including the action of cytokines on their receptors, to the nuclei, triggering various biological events. The many roles of protein kinases in normal cell physiology include cell cycle control and cell growth, differentiation, apoptosis, cell mobility and mitogenesis.
[0003] Protein kinases include, for exa...