| abstract |
Disclosed are compounds of formula (Ia) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, pharmaceutical compositions comprising compounds of formula (Ia) and methods of using the same for treating cancer or a respiratory inflammatory disease and inhibiting arginase, wherein R1 is -NHR1a; R1a is -H or -C(O)CH(R1b)NHR1c; and R1b is selected from -H, -(C1-C4 ) alkyl and CH2OR1d and R1cis -H; or R1b and R1c, together with the atom to which they are attached, form a 5-membered heterocyclic ring; and R1d is H or -CH3. |