Patent ID: 8101658

Claim:
A compound of formula (I): wherein: the symbol represents a single or double bond in the cis or trans configuration; R 1 , R 2 , R 3 and R 4 are each independently H, —C(O)R 5 —ONO 2 , —C(O)OR 5 —ONO 2 , —C(O)R 5 R 6 —ONO 2 , —[C(O)R 5 ] m —ONO 2 , —C(O)R 5 —[OC(O)R 6 ] n —ONO 2 , —C(O)R 5 —[(O)CR 6 ] n —ONO 2 , —C(O)R 5 —[(O)R 6 ] n —ONO 2 , —[C(O)R 5 ] m —[C(O)OR 6 ] n —ONO 2 , with the proviso that R 1 , R 2 , R 3 and R 4 cannot all be H; each R 5 and R 6 , which may be the same or different, is independently selected from C 1-9 alkyl, C 2-9 alkenyl, C 2-9 alkynyl, C 1-9 alkoxy, C 2-9 alkoxyalkyl, C 3-10 cycloalkyl, C 3-10 cycloalkoxy and C 4-10 membered heterocyclic; wherein each of said C 1-9 alkyl, C 2-9 alkenyl, C 2-9 alkynyl, C 1-9 alkoxy, C 2-9 alkoxyalkyl, C 3-10 cycloalkyl, C 3-10 cycloalkoxy and C 4-10 membered heterocyclic moieties is optionally substituted with one or more of halo, cyano, nitro, azido, N, O, S, NO 2 or ONO 2 ; each m is independently selected from 1 to 6; and each n is independently selected from 1 to 6; or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or stereoisomer thereof.