| abstract |
2-Amino-4-hydroxy-4,5,6,7-tetrahydropyrido[2,3-d]pyrimidine derivatives of aromatic amides, such as a benzamide or thienylcarboxamide in which the amino portion of the amide is other than L-glutamic acid are inhibitors of enzymes which utilize folic acid, in particular glycinamide ribonucleotide formyl transferase. A typical embodiment is N-(N-{4-[2-(2-amino-4-hydroxy-5,6,7,8-tetrahydropyrido[2,3-d]pyrimidin-6-yl)ethyl]benzoyl}-L- gamma -glutamyl)-D-aspartic acid. |