| abstract |
The invention provides compounds that inhibit epoxide hydrolase in therapeutic applications for treating hypertension. A preferred class of compounds for practicing the invention have the structure shown by Formula 1 n n n wherein Z is oxygen or sulfur, W is carbon phosphorous or sulfur, X and Y is each independently nitrogen, oxygen, or sulfur, and X can further be carbon, at least one of R 1 -R 4 is hydrogen, R 2 is hydrogen when X is nitrogen but is not present when X is sulfur or oxygen, R 4 is hydrogen when Y is nitrogen but is not present when Y is sulfur or oxygen, R 1 and R 3 is each independently C 1 -C 20 substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, acyl, or heterocyclic. |