The disclosure is directed to 4-pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridin-2-yl-4, 5,6,7- tetrahydro-1H-imidazo[4,5-c]
pyridine derivatives of formula (I) and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, that stabilize
phenylalanine hydroxylase (PAH) mutations, pharmaceutical compositions comprising those compounds, and methods of using those compounds in methods for stabilizing a
mutant PAH
protein or reducing blood
phenylalanine concentration in a subject suffering from phenylketonuria. In some embodiments, the
mutant PAH
protein contains at least one R408W, R261Q, R243Q, Y414C, L48S, A403V, I65T, R241C, L348V, R408Q, or V388M
mutation. In other embodiments, the
mutant PAH
protein contains at least one R408W, Y414C, I65T, F39L, R408Q, L348V, R261Q, A300S, or L48S
mutation.