| abstract |
This invention relates to a novel inhibitor of beta amyloid cleavage enzyme (BACE, transmembrane aspartyl protease beta-secretase, beta site APP cleavage enzyme, memapsin-2, BACE-1), pharmaceutical compositions containing it and its use in the treatment of neurological disorders such as Alzheimer's disease, Crutzfield-Jacob's disease, prion disorders, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, progressive supranuclear palsy, head trauma, stroke, down's syndrome, pancreatitis, inclusion body myocitis, other peripheral amyloidoses and diabetes. |