Patent ID: 6080766
Filing Date: 2000-06-27
Classification: A61K,A61P,C07K

Abstract:
A method of suppressing formation of collagen-like substances in a living system comprising:administering to a living system an amount of a compound of formulas I or II, or a salt, ester or amide thereof, effective to suppress formation of collagen-like substances as follows: ##STR12## R.sub.1, R.sub.2, R.sub.3, and R.sub.4 each individually represent a hydrogen, an alkyl, alkenyl, or alkoxy group having 1 to 8 carbon atoms, an aryl, aralkyl, or cycloalkyl group having 5 to 12 carbon atoms, or a carboalkoxy or carbamyl group having up to 8 carbon atoms, or a peptide or peptidomimetic moiety having 10 to 30 carbon atoms, wherein the compound is not mimosine.