Abstract:
Compounds characterized generally as ethynyl alanine amino diol derivatives are useful to inhibit enzymatic conversion of angiotensinogen to angiotensin I. Such enzymatic inhibition is useful to treat disorders mediated by plasma renin activity. An example of such disorders is hypertension. Compounds of particular interest are those of Formula I. wherein A is selected from CO and SO wherein X is selected from oxygen atom and methylene; wherein each of R and R is a group independently selected from hydrido, methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, isopropyl, benzyl, b, b, b-trifluoroethyl, t-butyloxycarbonyl and methoxymethylcarbonyl, and wherein the nitrogen atom to which R and R are attached may be combined with oxygen to form an N-oxide; wherein R is selected from hydrido, methyl, ethyl and isopropyl; wherein R is selected from benzyl, cyclohexylmethyl, phenethyl, imidazolemethyl, pyridylmethyl and 2-pyridylethyl; wherein R is propargyl or a propargyl-containing moiety; wherein R is cyclohexylmethyl; wherein each of R and R is independently selected from hydrido and methyl; wherein R is selected from ethyl, n-propyl, isobutyl, cyclopropyl, cyclobutyl, cyclopentyl, cyclohexyl, cyclopropylmethyl, cyclohexylmethyl, cyclohexylethyl, allyl, vinyl and fluorovinyl; wherein each of R and R is independently selected from hydrido, alkyl and phenyl; wherein m is zero; and wherein n is a number selected from zero through three; or a pharmaceutically-acceptable salt thereof.