| abstract |
The invention relates to the N-phosphonomethyl-biaryl substituted dipeptide derivatives of formula I (* CHEMICAL STRUCTURE *) (I) and tetrazole derivatives of the formula Ia (* CHEMICAL STRUCTURE *) (Ia) wherein A represents a direct bond, lower alkylene, phenylene or cyclohexylene; m represents 1 or zero, provided that m represents 1 when A is a direct bond; R2 represents hydrogen, hydroxy, lower alkyl, aryl-lower alkyl, C5-C7-cycloalkyl-lower alkyl, amino-lower alkyl, hydroxy-lower alkyl, lower alkylthio-lower alkyl, lower alkoxy-lower alkyl, aryl-lower alkylthio-lower alkyl or aryl-lower alkoxy-lower alkyl; biaryl represents phenyl substituted by carbocyclic or heterocyclic aryl; and pharmaceutically acceptable mono-, di- or tri-ester derivatives thereof in which one, two or three of the acidic hydroxy groups of the carboxyl and/or phosphono functional groups are esterified in form of a mono-, di- or tri-pharmaceutically acceptable ester; and pharmaceutically acceptable amide derivatives thereof wherein the carboxyl group is derivatized in form of a pharmaceutically acceptable amide; and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof; pharmaceutical compositions comprising said compounds; methods for the preparation of said compounds and for the preparation of intermediates; and methods of treating disorders in mammals which are responsive to the inhibition of neutral endopeptidases by administration of said compounds to mammals in need of such treatment. |