| abstract |
Tartaric acid salts of (3R)-4-[(3R)-3-amino-4-(2,4,5-trifluorophenyl) butanoyl]hexahydro-3-(2,2,2-trifluoroethyl)-2H-1,4-diazepin-2-one are potent inhibitors of dipeptidyl peptidase-IV and are useful for the prevention and/or treatment of non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus, also referred to as Type 2 diabetes. The invention also relates to crystalline anhydrate forms of the tartaric acid salts as well as a process for their preparation, pharmaceutical compositions containing these novel forms and methods of use for the treatment of Type 2 diabetes. |