Patent ID: 11925623
Assignee: REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA
Field: Pharmaceuticals (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A method comprising, treating a neurodegenerative disease that is associated with decreased activity of H2S in an animal in need thereof, by administering to the animal, an effective amount of a compound of formula (II), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein:
each of R4 and R7 independently represents a hydroxyl group, a (C1-C6)alkoxy group an amino acid residue, or NRaRb;
each Ra and Rb is independently H or C1-C6, alkyl; and
each of R5 and R6 independently represents a hydrogen atom or a C1-C6 alkanoyl group that may bear one, two or three substituents selected from hydroxy, C1-C6 alkoxy, C1-C6 alkanoyloxy, carboxy and C1-C6 alkoxycarbonyl.