| abstract |
Isoxazole compounds having the following general formula: wherein R1 represents an optionally substituted aryl group or aromatic heterocyclic group; R2 represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, an optionally substituted alkyl group, an alkenyl group, an alkynyl group, a cycloalkyl group, a cycloalkenyl group, an alkoxy group, a cyano group, a carboxyl group, an alkanoyl group, an alkoxycarbonyl group or an optionally substituted carbamoyl group; R3 represents an optionally substituted amino group or a saturated heterocyclic group; X represents an oxygen atom or a sulfur atom; and n is an integer of from 2 to 6. These compounds have excellent monoamine oxidase inhibitory activity and are useful as a therapeutic agent or a preventive agent against nervous diseases such as depression. |