Patent ID: 8592460

Claim:
A compound of formula (I), wherein A represents wherein the asterisks indicate the bond that is linked to the pyridine group of formula (I); R 1 represents hydrogen, or C 1-3 -alkyl; R 2 represents C 1-4 -alkyl; R 3 represents C 1-4 -alkyl, or chloro; R 4 represents hydrogen; R 5 represents hydrogen, C 1-4 -alkyl, C 1-3 -alkoxy, or halogen; R 6 represents —CH 2 —(CH 2 ) k —NR 61 R 62 , —CH 2 —(CH 2 ) k —NHSO 2 R 63 , —(CH 2 ) n CH(OH)—CH 2 —NHSO 2 R 63 , —CH 2 —(CH 2 ) k —NHCOR 64 , —(CH 2 ) n CH(OH)—CH 2 —NHCOR 64 , —CH 2 —(CH 2 ) n —CONR 61 R 62 , —CO—NHR 61 , —(CH 2 ) n CH(OH)—CH 2 —NR 61 R 62 , hydroxy-C 2-5 -alkoxy, di-(hydroxy-C 1-4 -alkyl)-C 1-4 -alkoxy, 2,3-dihydroxy-propoxy, 2-hydroxy-3-methoxy-propoxy, —OCH 2 —(CH 2 ) m —NR 61 R 62 , —OCH 2 —CH(OH)—CH 2 —NR 61 R 62 , —OCH 2 —(CH 2 ) m —NHSO 2 R 63 , —OCH 2 —CH(OH)—CH 2 —NHSO 2 R 63 , —OCH 2 —(CH 2 ) m —NHCOR 64 , —OCH 2 —CH(OH)—CH 2 —NHCOR 64 , —NR 61 R 62 , —NHCO—R 61 , or —SO 2 NHR 61 ; R 61 represents hydrogen, C 1-3 -alkyl, 2-hydroxyethyl, 2-hydroxy-1-hydroxymethyl-ethyl, 2,3-dihydroxypropyl, carboxymethyl, (C 1-5 -alkylcarboxy)methyl, 2-carboxyethyl, 2-(C 1-5 -alkylcarboxy)ethyl, or 2-aminoethyl; R 62 represents hydrogen; R 63 represents C 1-3 -alkyl, methylamino, ethylamino, or dimethylamino; R 64 represents hydroxy-C 1-2 -alkyl, or R 65 R 66 N—C 1-2 -alkyl; R 65 and R 66 independently represent hydrogen, or methyl; k represents the integer 1, 2, or 3; m represents the integer 1 or 2; n represents 0, 1, or 2; and R 7 represents hydrogen, C 1-4 -alkyl, or halogen; in free or salt form.