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C07D 213/81 - AmidesImides 6
A61K 31/167 - Amides, e.g. hydroxamic acids having aromatic rings, e.g. colchicine, atenolol, progabide having the nitrogen atom of a carboxamide group directly attached to the aromatic ring, e.g. lidocaine, paracetamol 4
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1.

BENZIMIDAZOLE DERIVATIVES FOR TREATING RESPIRATORY DISEASE

      
Application Number 18332551
Status Pending
Filing Date 2023-06-09
First Publication Date 2024-04-25
Owner TMEM16A Limited (United Kingdom)
Inventor
  • Collingwood, Stephen
  • Hargrave, Jonathan David
  • Hay, Duncan Alexander
  • Mccarthy, Clive
  • Schofield, Thomas Beauregard
  • Walker, Edward
  • Went, Naomi

Abstract

Compounds of general formula (I): (I) wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, Y and Z are as defined herein are useful for treating respiratory disease and other diseases and conditions modulated by TMEM16A. Compounds of general formula (I): (I) wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, Y and Z are as defined herein are useful for treating respiratory disease and other diseases and conditions modulated by TMEM16A.

IPC Classes  ?

  • C07D 401/06 - Heterocyclic compounds containing two or more hetero rings, having nitrogen atoms as the only ring hetero atoms, at least one ring being a six-membered ring with only one nitrogen atom containing two hetero rings linked by a carbon chain containing only aliphatic carbon atoms
  • A61P 11/12 - Mucolytics
  • C07D 235/08 - Radicals containing only hydrogen and carbon atoms
  • C07D 235/12 - Radicals substituted by oxygen atoms
  • C07D 235/16 - Radicals substituted by carbon atoms having three bonds to hetero atoms with at the most one bond to halogen, e.g. ester or nitrile radicals
  • C07D 405/04 - Heterocyclic compounds containing both one or more hetero rings having oxygen atoms as the only ring hetero atoms, and one or more rings having nitrogen as the only ring hetero atom containing two hetero rings directly linked by a ring-member-to-ring- member bond
  • C07D 413/06 - Heterocyclic compounds containing two or more hetero rings, at least one ring having nitrogen and oxygen atoms as the only ring hetero atoms containing two hetero rings linked by a carbon chain containing only aliphatic carbon atoms

2.

Compounds

      
Application Number 17663716
Grant Number 12377105
Status In Force
Filing Date 2022-05-17
First Publication Date 2022-12-15
Grant Date 2025-08-05
Owner TMEM16A Limited (United Kingdom)
Inventor
  • Collingwood, Stephen
  • Mccarthy, Clive
  • Hargrave, Jonathan David
  • Hay, Duncan Alexander
  • Schofield, Thomas Beauregard
  • Ellam, Sarah
  • Buxton, Craig Stephen
  • Habgood, Matthew
  • Ingram, Peter Neville
  • Ma, Chun Yan
  • Napier, Spencer Charles Robert
  • Shaikh, Abdul Kadar
  • Smith, Matthew Raymond
  • Stimson, Christopher Charles
  • Walker, Edward Richard

Abstract

2, Z and Y are as defined herein are positive modulators of the calcium-activated chloride channel (CaCC), TMEM16A. The compounds are useful for treating diseases and conditions affected by modulation of TMEM16A, particularly respiratory diseases and conditions.

IPC Classes  ?

  • A61K 31/5377 - 1,4-Oxazines, e.g. morpholine not condensed and containing further heterocyclic rings, e.g. timolol
  • A61K 31/167 - Amides, e.g. hydroxamic acids having aromatic rings, e.g. colchicine, atenolol, progabide having the nitrogen atom of a carboxamide group directly attached to the aromatic ring, e.g. lidocaine, paracetamol
  • A61K 31/351 - Heterocyclic compounds having oxygen as the only ring hetero atom, e.g. fungichromin having six-membered rings with one oxygen as the only ring hetero atom not condensed with another ring
  • A61K 31/4025 - Heterocyclic compounds having nitrogen as a ring hetero atom, e.g. guanethidine or rifamycins having five-membered rings with one nitrogen as the only ring hetero atom, e.g. sulpiride, succinimide, tolmetin, buflomedil not condensed and containing further heterocyclic rings, e.g. cromakalim
  • A61K 31/4045 - Indole-alkylaminesAmides thereof, e.g. serotonin, melatonin
  • A61K 31/416 - 1,2-Diazoles condensed with carbocyclic ring systems, e.g. indazole
  • A61K 31/44 - Non-condensed pyridinesHydrogenated derivatives thereof
  • A61K 31/443 - Non-condensed pyridinesHydrogenated derivatives thereof containing further heterocyclic ring systems containing a five-membered ring with oxygen as a ring hetero atom
  • A61K 31/4439 - Non-condensed pyridinesHydrogenated derivatives thereof containing further heterocyclic ring systems containing a five-membered ring with nitrogen as a ring hetero atom, e.g. omeprazole
  • A61K 31/444 - Non-condensed pyridinesHydrogenated derivatives thereof containing further heterocyclic ring systems containing a six-membered ring with nitrogen as a ring hetero atom, e.g. amrinone
  • A61K 31/498 - Pyrazines or piperazines ortho- or peri-condensed with carbocyclic ring systems, e.g. quinoxaline, phenazine
  • A61K 45/06 - Mixtures of active ingredients without chemical characterisation, e.g. antiphlogistics and cardiaca
  • C07C 233/76 - Carboxylic acid amides having carbon atoms of carboxamide groups bound to carbon atoms of six-membered aromatic rings having the nitrogen atom of at least one of the carboxamide groups bound to a carbon atom of a hydrocarbon radical substituted by doubly-bound oxygen atoms
  • C07D 209/18 - Radicals substituted by carbon atoms having three bonds to hetero atoms with at the most one bond to halogen, e.g. ester or nitrile radicals
  • C07D 213/81 - AmidesImides
  • C07D 231/56 - BenzopyrazolesHydrogenated benzopyrazoles
  • C07D 309/14 - Nitrogen atoms not forming part of a nitro radical
  • C07D 401/12 - Heterocyclic compounds containing two or more hetero rings, having nitrogen atoms as the only ring hetero atoms, at least one ring being a six-membered ring with only one nitrogen atom containing two hetero rings linked by a chain containing hetero atoms as chain links
  • C07D 405/12 - Heterocyclic compounds containing both one or more hetero rings having oxygen atoms as the only ring hetero atoms, and one or more rings having nitrogen as the only ring hetero atom containing two hetero rings linked by a chain containing hetero atoms as chain links
  • C07D 409/12 - Heterocyclic compounds containing two or more hetero rings, at least one ring having sulfur atoms as the only ring hetero atoms containing two hetero rings linked by a chain containing hetero atoms as chain links
  • C07D 413/12 - Heterocyclic compounds containing two or more hetero rings, at least one ring having nitrogen and oxygen atoms as the only ring hetero atoms containing two hetero rings linked by a chain containing hetero atoms as chain links

3.

PYRIDINE DERIVATIVES AS TMEM16A MODULATORS FOR USE IN THE TREATMENT OF RESPIRATORY CONDITIONS

      
Application Number 17581504
Status Pending
Filing Date 2022-01-21
First Publication Date 2022-07-28
Owner TMEM16A LIMITED (United Kingdom)
Inventor
  • Collingwood, Stephen
  • Buxton, Craig
  • Hargrave, Jonathan David
  • Ingram, Peter
  • Schofield, Thomas Beauregard
  • Shaikh, Abdul
  • Stimson, Christopher

Abstract

Compounds of general formula (I), wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8, R9 and R10 are as defined herein are useful for treating respiratory disease and other diseases and conditions modulated by TMEM16A. Compounds of general formula (I), wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8, R9 and R10 are as defined herein are useful for treating respiratory disease and other diseases and conditions modulated by TMEM16A.

IPC Classes  ?

4.

Solid forms of n-tert-butyl-4[[2-(5-chloro-2-hydroxy-phenyl)acetyl]amino]pyridine-2-carboxamide

      
Application Number 17582539
Grant Number 12281077
Status In Force
Filing Date 2022-01-24
First Publication Date 2022-07-14
Grant Date 2025-04-22
Owner TMEM16A LIMITED (United Kingdom)
Inventor
  • Collingwood, Stephen
  • Melling, Robert

Abstract

The invention relates to novel forms of N-tert-Butyl-4-[[2-(5-chloro-2-hydroxy-phenyl)acetyl]amino]pyridine-2-carboxamide (Compound 1). In particular, the invention relates to the Form A and Form B crystalline polymorphs and the amorphous form.

IPC Classes  ?

5.

BENZIMIDAZOLE DERIVATIVES FOR TREATING RESPIRATORY DISEASE

      
Application Number IB2021000862
Publication Number 2022/123314
Status In Force
Filing Date 2021-12-10
Publication Date 2022-06-16
Owner TMEM16A LIMITED (United Kingdom)
Inventor
  • Collingwood, Stephen
  • Hargrave, Jonathan, David
  • Hay, Duncan, Alexander
  • Mccarthy, Clive
  • Schofield, Thomas, Beauregard
  • Walker, Edward
  • Went, Naomi

Abstract

Compounds of general formula (I): (I) wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, Y and Z are as defined herein are useful for treating respiratory disease and other diseases and conditions modulated by TMEM16A.

IPC Classes  ?

  • C07D 235/08 - Radicals containing only hydrogen and carbon atoms
  • C07D 235/12 - Radicals substituted by oxygen atoms
  • C07D 235/14 - Radicals substituted by nitrogen atoms
  • C07D 235/18 - BenzimidazolesHydrogenated benzimidazoles with aryl radicals directly attached in position 2
  • C07D 401/06 - Heterocyclic compounds containing two or more hetero rings, having nitrogen atoms as the only ring hetero atoms, at least one ring being a six-membered ring with only one nitrogen atom containing two hetero rings linked by a carbon chain containing only aliphatic carbon atoms
  • C07D 405/04 - Heterocyclic compounds containing both one or more hetero rings having oxygen atoms as the only ring hetero atoms, and one or more rings having nitrogen as the only ring hetero atom containing two hetero rings directly linked by a ring-member-to-ring- member bond
  • C07D 413/06 - Heterocyclic compounds containing two or more hetero rings, at least one ring having nitrogen and oxygen atoms as the only ring hetero atoms containing two hetero rings linked by a carbon chain containing only aliphatic carbon atoms
  • A61P 1/00 - Drugs for disorders of the alimentary tract or the digestive system
  • A61P 11/00 - Drugs for disorders of the respiratory system
  • A61P 27/02 - Ophthalmic agents
  • A61K 31/4184 - 1,3-Diazoles condensed with carbocyclic rings, e.g. benzimidazoles

6.

Pyridine derivatives as calcium-activated chloride channel modulators

      
Application Number 17581520
Grant Number 12545658
Status In Force
Filing Date 2022-01-21
First Publication Date 2022-05-12
Grant Date 2026-02-10
Owner TMEM16A LIMITED (United Kingdom)
Inventor
  • Collingwood, Stephen
  • Buxton, Craig
  • Habgood, Matthew
  • Hargrave, Jonathan David
  • Schofield, Thomas Beauregard
  • Smith, Matthew
  • Stimson, Christopher

Abstract

3 are as defined herein are useful for treating respiratory disease and other diseases and conditions modulated by TMEM16A.

IPC Classes  ?

  • C07D 401/12 - Heterocyclic compounds containing two or more hetero rings, having nitrogen atoms as the only ring hetero atoms, at least one ring being a six-membered ring with only one nitrogen atom containing two hetero rings linked by a chain containing hetero atoms as chain links
  • C07D 405/14 - Heterocyclic compounds containing both one or more hetero rings having oxygen atoms as the only ring hetero atoms, and one or more rings having nitrogen as the only ring hetero atom containing three or more hetero rings
  • A61K 45/06 - Mixtures of active ingredients without chemical characterisation, e.g. antiphlogistics and cardiaca

7.

Compounds for treating respiratory disease

      
Application Number 17547940
Grant Number 12552770
Status In Force
Filing Date 2021-12-10
First Publication Date 2022-03-31
Grant Date 2026-02-17
Owner TMEM16A Limited (United Kingdom)
Inventor
  • Collingwood, Stephen
  • Mccarthy, Clive
  • Hay, Duncan Alexander
  • Hargrave, Jonathan David
  • Ma, Albert
  • Schofield, Thomas Beauregard
  • Smith, Matthew
  • Walker, Edward
  • Went, Naomi
  • Ingram, Peter
  • Stimson, Christopher
  • Khor, Someina

Abstract

Compounds of general formula (I) and their tautomeric forms all enantiomers and isotopic variants and salts and solvates thereof: are useful for treating respiratory disease and other diseases and conditions modulated by TMEM16A.

IPC Classes  ?

  • C07D 401/06 - Heterocyclic compounds containing two or more hetero rings, having nitrogen atoms as the only ring hetero atoms, at least one ring being a six-membered ring with only one nitrogen atom containing two hetero rings linked by a carbon chain containing only aliphatic carbon atoms
  • C07D 231/56 - BenzopyrazolesHydrogenated benzopyrazoles
  • C07D 235/08 - Radicals containing only hydrogen and carbon atoms
  • C07D 263/56 - BenzoxazolesHydrogenated benzoxazoles with only hydrogen atoms, hydrocarbon or substituted hydrocarbon radicals, directly attached in position 2
  • C07D 405/06 - Heterocyclic compounds containing both one or more hetero rings having oxygen atoms as the only ring hetero atoms, and one or more rings having nitrogen as the only ring hetero atom containing two hetero rings linked by a carbon chain containing only aliphatic carbon atoms
  • C07D 405/12 - Heterocyclic compounds containing both one or more hetero rings having oxygen atoms as the only ring hetero atoms, and one or more rings having nitrogen as the only ring hetero atom containing two hetero rings linked by a chain containing hetero atoms as chain links
  • C07D 413/10 - Heterocyclic compounds containing two or more hetero rings, at least one ring having nitrogen and oxygen atoms as the only ring hetero atoms containing two hetero rings linked by a carbon chain containing aromatic rings
  • C07D 471/04 - Ortho-condensed systems

8.

Modulators of TMEM16A for treating respiratory disease

      
Application Number 17547967
Grant Number 12415793
Status In Force
Filing Date 2021-12-10
First Publication Date 2022-03-31
Grant Date 2025-09-16
Owner TMEM16A Limited (United Kingdom)
Inventor
  • Collingwood, Stephen
  • Hargrave, Jonathan David
  • Hay, Duncan Alexander
  • Walker, Edward

Abstract

Compounds of general formula (I): 2 and Y are as defined herein are useful for treating respiratory disease and other diseases and conditions modulated by TMEM16A.

IPC Classes  ?

  • C07D 333/38 - Carbon atoms having three bonds to hetero atoms with at the most one bond to halogen, e.g. ester or nitrile radicals
  • A61K 31/166 - Amides, e.g. hydroxamic acids having aromatic rings, e.g. colchicine, atenolol, progabide having the carbon atom of a carboxamide group directly attached to the aromatic ring, e.g. procainamide, procarbazine, metoclopramide, labetalol
  • A61K 31/167 - Amides, e.g. hydroxamic acids having aromatic rings, e.g. colchicine, atenolol, progabide having the nitrogen atom of a carboxamide group directly attached to the aromatic ring, e.g. lidocaine, paracetamol
  • A61K 31/381 - Heterocyclic compounds having sulfur as a ring hetero atom having five-membered rings
  • A61K 31/44 - Non-condensed pyridinesHydrogenated derivatives thereof
  • A61P 11/00 - Drugs for disorders of the respiratory system
  • C07C 233/07 - Carboxylic acid amides having carbon atoms of carboxamide groups bound to hydrogen atoms or to acyclic carbon atoms having nitrogen atoms of carboxamide groups bound to hydrogen atoms or to carbon atoms of unsubstituted hydrocarbon radicals with carbon atoms of carboxamide groups bound to carbon atoms of an acyclic saturated carbon skeleton having the nitrogen atom of at least one of the carboxamide groups bound to a carbon atom of a six-membered aromatic ring
  • C07D 213/127 - Preparation from compounds containing pyridine rings
  • C07D 213/56 - Amides
  • C07D 213/72 - Nitrogen atoms
  • C07D 213/81 - AmidesImides
  • C07D 213/82 - AmidesImides in position 3
  • C07D 333/36 - Nitrogen atoms

9.

MODULATORS OF TMEM16A FOR TREATING RESPIRATORY DISEASE

      
Application Number GB2020051414
Publication Number 2020/249956
Status In Force
Filing Date 2020-06-12
Publication Date 2020-12-17
Owner TMEM16A LIMITED (United Kingdom)
Inventor
  • Collingwood, Stephen
  • Hargrave, Jonathan, David
  • Hay, Duncan, Alexander
  • Walker, Edward

Abstract

Compounds of general formula (I), which are useful for treating respiratory disease and other diseases and conditions modulated by TMEM16A. wherein A is defined as Formula.

IPC Classes  ?

  • A61P 11/00 - Drugs for disorders of the respiratory system
  • C07C 237/42 - Carboxylic acid amides, the carbon skeleton of the acid part being further substituted by amino groups having the carbon atom of at least one of the carboxamide groups bound to a carbon atom of a non-condensed six-membered aromatic ring of the carbon skeleton having nitrogen atoms of amino groups bound to the carbon skeleton of the acid part, further acylated
  • C07D 213/81 - AmidesImides
  • C07D 213/82 - AmidesImides in position 3
  • C07D 333/38 - Carbon atoms having three bonds to hetero atoms with at the most one bond to halogen, e.g. ester or nitrile radicals
  • A61K 31/44 - Non-condensed pyridinesHydrogenated derivatives thereof
  • A61K 31/381 - Heterocyclic compounds having sulfur as a ring hetero atom having five-membered rings
  • A61K 31/167 - Amides, e.g. hydroxamic acids having aromatic rings, e.g. colchicine, atenolol, progabide having the nitrogen atom of a carboxamide group directly attached to the aromatic ring, e.g. lidocaine, paracetamol
  • A61K 31/166 - Amides, e.g. hydroxamic acids having aromatic rings, e.g. colchicine, atenolol, progabide having the carbon atom of a carboxamide group directly attached to the aromatic ring, e.g. procainamide, procarbazine, metoclopramide, labetalol
  • C07C 233/43 - Carboxylic acid amides having carbon atoms of carboxamide groups bound to hydrogen atoms or to acyclic carbon atoms having the nitrogen atom of at least one of the carboxamide groups bound to a carbon atom of a hydrocarbon radical substituted by amino groups with the substituted hydrocarbon radical bound to the nitrogen atom of the carboxamide group by a carbon atom of a six-membered aromatic ring having the carbon atom of the carboxamide group bound to a hydrogen atom or to a carbon atom of a saturated carbon skeleton
  • C07C 233/54 - Carboxylic acid amides having carbon atoms of carboxamide groups bound to hydrogen atoms or to acyclic carbon atoms having the nitrogen atom of at least one of the carboxamide groups bound to a carbon atom of a hydrocarbon radical substituted by carboxyl groups with the substituted hydrocarbon radical bound to the nitrogen atom of the carboxamide group by a carbon atom of a six-membered aromatic ring having the carbon atom of the carboxamide group bound to a hydrogen atom or to a carbon atom of a saturated carbon skeleton
  • C07D 333/40 - Thiophene-2-carboxylic acid
  • C07D 333/54 - Benzo [b] thiophenesHydrogenated benzo [b] thiophenes with only hydrogen atoms, hydrocarbon or substituted hydrocarbon radicals, directly attached to carbon atoms of the hetero ring

10.

Compounds

      
Application Number 16501493
Grant Number 11364246
Status In Force
Filing Date 2019-11-22
First Publication Date 2020-12-10
Grant Date 2022-06-21
Owner TMEM16A LIMITED (United Kingdom)
Inventor
  • Collingwood, Stephen
  • Mccarthy, Clive
  • Hargrave, Jonathan David
  • Hay, Duncan Alexander
  • Schofield, Thomas Beauregard
  • Ellam, Sarah
  • Buxton, Craig Stephen
  • Habgood, Matthew
  • Ingram, Peter Neville
  • Ma, Chun Yan
  • Napier, Spencer Charles Robert
  • Shaikh, Abdul Kadar
  • Smith, Matthew Raymond
  • Stimson, Christopher Charles
  • Walker, Edward Richard

Abstract

2, Z and Y are as defined herein are positive modulators of the calcium-activated chloride channel (CaCC), TMEM16A. The compounds are useful for treating diseases and conditions affected by modulation of TMEM16A, particularly respiratory diseases and conditions.

IPC Classes  ?

  • C07D 413/12 - Heterocyclic compounds containing two or more hetero rings, at least one ring having nitrogen and oxygen atoms as the only ring hetero atoms containing two hetero rings linked by a chain containing hetero atoms as chain links
  • A61K 31/5377 - 1,4-Oxazines, e.g. morpholine not condensed and containing further heterocyclic rings, e.g. timolol
  • A61K 31/167 - Amides, e.g. hydroxamic acids having aromatic rings, e.g. colchicine, atenolol, progabide having the nitrogen atom of a carboxamide group directly attached to the aromatic ring, e.g. lidocaine, paracetamol
  • A61K 31/351 - Heterocyclic compounds having oxygen as the only ring hetero atom, e.g. fungichromin having six-membered rings with one oxygen as the only ring hetero atom not condensed with another ring
  • A61K 31/4025 - Heterocyclic compounds having nitrogen as a ring hetero atom, e.g. guanethidine or rifamycins having five-membered rings with one nitrogen as the only ring hetero atom, e.g. sulpiride, succinimide, tolmetin, buflomedil not condensed and containing further heterocyclic rings, e.g. cromakalim
  • A61K 31/4045 - Indole-alkylaminesAmides thereof, e.g. serotonin, melatonin
  • A61K 31/416 - 1,2-Diazoles condensed with carbocyclic ring systems, e.g. indazole
  • A61K 31/44 - Non-condensed pyridinesHydrogenated derivatives thereof
  • A61K 31/443 - Non-condensed pyridinesHydrogenated derivatives thereof containing further heterocyclic ring systems containing a five-membered ring with oxygen as a ring hetero atom
  • A61K 31/4439 - Non-condensed pyridinesHydrogenated derivatives thereof containing further heterocyclic ring systems containing a five-membered ring with nitrogen as a ring hetero atom, e.g. omeprazole
  • A61K 31/444 - Non-condensed pyridinesHydrogenated derivatives thereof containing further heterocyclic ring systems containing a six-membered ring with nitrogen as a ring hetero atom, e.g. amrinone
  • A61K 31/498 - Pyrazines or piperazines ortho- or peri-condensed with carbocyclic ring systems, e.g. quinoxaline, phenazine
  • A61K 45/06 - Mixtures of active ingredients without chemical characterisation, e.g. antiphlogistics and cardiaca
  • C07C 233/76 - Carboxylic acid amides having carbon atoms of carboxamide groups bound to carbon atoms of six-membered aromatic rings having the nitrogen atom of at least one of the carboxamide groups bound to a carbon atom of a hydrocarbon radical substituted by doubly-bound oxygen atoms
  • C07D 209/18 - Radicals substituted by carbon atoms having three bonds to hetero atoms with at the most one bond to halogen, e.g. ester or nitrile radicals
  • C07D 213/81 - AmidesImides
  • C07D 231/56 - BenzopyrazolesHydrogenated benzopyrazoles
  • C07D 309/14 - Nitrogen atoms not forming part of a nitro radical
  • C07D 401/12 - Heterocyclic compounds containing two or more hetero rings, having nitrogen atoms as the only ring hetero atoms, at least one ring being a six-membered ring with only one nitrogen atom containing two hetero rings linked by a chain containing hetero atoms as chain links
  • C07D 405/12 - Heterocyclic compounds containing both one or more hetero rings having oxygen atoms as the only ring hetero atoms, and one or more rings having nitrogen as the only ring hetero atom containing two hetero rings linked by a chain containing hetero atoms as chain links
  • C07D 409/12 - Heterocyclic compounds containing two or more hetero rings, at least one ring having sulfur atoms as the only ring hetero atoms containing two hetero rings linked by a chain containing hetero atoms as chain links