IP Library Granted Patent US 8,541,421
Granted Patent B2
US 8,541,421 · App. 13/051,586 · Granted Sep 24, 2013

Methods of enhancing sweet taste of compositions using substituted thieno{2,3-D}pyrimidines

Inventors: Catherine Tachdjian (San Diego, CA); Xiao-Qing Tang (San Diego, CA); Sara Werner (San Diego, CA); Marketa Rinnova (San Diego, CA); Qing Chen (San Diego, CA); Guy Servant (San Diego, CA); Xiaodong Li (San Diego, CA); Feng Zhang (San Diego, CA); Haitian Liu (San Diego, CA); Albert Zlotnik (San Diego, CA); Mark Zoller (La Jolla, CA); Boris Klebansky (Demarest, CA); Richard Fine (Ridgewood, CA); Xinshan Kang (Pine Brook, CA)
Assignee: Senomyx Inc.
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Patent No.
US 8,541,421
App. No.
13/051,586
Granted
Sep 24, 2013
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention provides, in part, substituted thieno[2,3-d]pyrimidines and methods of contacting compositions with such compounds to enhance the sweet taste of said compositions.

Claims (43)

1. A method of enhancing the sweet taste of a comestible composition comprising contacting the comestible composition with a compound of Formula (IIa):

or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof; wherein:

A is hydrogen, alkyl, substituted alkyl, aryl, substituted aryl, arylalkyl, substituted arylalkyl, heteroaryl, substituted heteroaryl, heteroarylalkyl, substituted heteroarylalkyl, —CN, —OR 9 , —S(O) c R 9 , —NR 9 COR 10 , —NHOR 9 , —NR 9 R 10 , —CONR 9 R 10 , —CO 2 R 9 , —NR 9 CO 2 R 10 , —NR 9 CONR 10 R 11 , —NR 9 CSNR 10 R 11 , or —NR 9 C(═NH)NR 10 R 11 ;

R 17 is hydrogen, alkyl, or substituted alkyl;

B is —N—;

Y forms a single bond with W and a double bond with Z;

W is —S—;

Y is —C(R 26 )—;

Z is —C(R 27 )—;

R 26 is hydrogen, alkyl, substituted alkyl, aryl, substituted aryl, arylalkyl, substituted arylalkyl, acyl, substituted acyl, heteroalkyl, substituted heteroalkyl, heteroaryl, substituted heteroaryl, heteroarylalkyl, substituted heteroarylalkyl, —OR 31 , —OCOR 31 , —NR 31 R 32 , —CONR 31 R 32 , or —CO 2 R 31 ;

R 27 is hydrogen, alkyl, substituted alkyl, aryl, substituted aryl, arylalkyl, substituted arylalkyl, acyl, substituted acyl, heteroalkyl, substituted heteroalkyl, heteroaryl, substituted heteroaryl, heteroarylalkyl, substituted heteroarylalkyl, —OR 33 , —OCOR 33 , —NR 33 R 34 , —CONR 33 R 34 , or —CO 2 R 33 ;

R 9 , R 10 , R 11 , R 19 , R 31 , R 32 , R 33 , and R 34 are independently hydrogen, alkyl, substituted alkyl, aryl, substituted aryl, arylalkyl, substituted arylalkyl, heteroalkyl, substituted heteroalkyl, heteroaryl, substituted heteroaryl, heteroarylalkyl or substituted heteroarylalkyl; alternatively R 9 and R 10 , R 10 and R 11 , R 31 and R 32 , or R 33 and R 34 , together with the atoms to which they are bonded, form a cycloheteroalkyl or substituted cycloheteroalkyl ring;

wherein the substituted acyl, substituted alkyl, substituted cycloheteroalkyl, substituted aryl, substituted arylalkyl, substituted heteroalkyl, substituted heteroaryl, and substituted heteroarylalkyl, and substituted cycloheteroalkyl each independently comprises one or more substituent groups selected from the group consisting of —R a , halo, ═O, —OR b , —SR b , ═S, —NR c R c , ═NR b , ═N—OR b , trihalomethyl, —CN, —NO 2 , —S(O) 2 R b , —S(O) 2 NR b , —S(O) 2 OR b , —OS(O) 2 R b , —OS(O) 2 OR b , —P(O)(OR b )(OR b ), —C(O)R b , —C(NR b )R b , —C(O)OR b , —C(O)NR c R c , —C(NR b )NR c R c , —OC(O)R b , —OC(O)OR b , —NR b C(O)R b , —NR b C(O)OR b , —NR b C(O)NR c R c , —NR b C(NR b )R b and —NR b C(NR b )NR c R c , where R a is selected from the group consisting of alkyl, cycloalkyl, heteroalkyl, cycloheteroalkyl, aryl, arylalkyl, heteroaryl and heteroarylalkyl; each R b is independently hydrogen or R a ; and each R c is independently R b or alternatively, the two R c s are taken together with the nitrogen atom to which they are bonded form a 4-, 5-, 6- or 7-membered cycloheteroalkyl; and

the comestible composition comprises at least one sweetener selected from the group consisting of sucrose and sucralose.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein A is hydrogen, alkyl, substituted alkyl, aryl, substituted aryl, arylalkyl, substituted arylalkyl, heteroaryl, substituted heteroaryl, heteroarylalkyl, substituted heteroarylalkyl, —CN, —S(O) c R 9 , —NR 9 R 10 , —CONR 9 R 10 , —CO 2 R 9 , or —NR 9 CO 2 R 10 .

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein A is hydrogen, alkyl, substituted alkyl, aryl, substituted aryl, —CN, —S(O) c R 9 , —NR 9 R 10 , —CONR 9 R 10 , —CO 2 R 9 , or —NR 9 CO 2 R 10 .

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein R 17 is hydrogen, alkyl, or substituted alkyl.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein

A is hydrogen, alkyl, substituted alkyl, aryl, substituted aryl, —CN, —S(O) c R 9 , —NR 9 COR 10 , —NR 9 R 10 , —CONR 9 R 10 , —CO 2 R 9 , or —NR 9 CO 2 R 10 ; and

R 17 is hydrogen, alkyl, or substituted alkyl.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein

R 26 is hydrogen, alkyl, substituted alkyl, acyl, substituted acyl, heteroalkyl, substituted heteroalkyl, —OR 31 , —OCOR 31 , —NR 31 R 32 , —CONR 31 R 32 or —CO 2 R 31 ; and

R 27 is hydrogen, alkyl, substituted alkyl, acyl, substituted acyl, heteroalkyl, substituted heteroalkyl, —OR 33 , —OCOR 33 , —NR 33 R 34 , —CONR 33 R 34 or —CO 2 R 33 .

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein

R 26 is hydrogen, alkyl, or substituted alkyl; and

R 27 is hydrogen, alkyl, or substituted alkyl.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein

A is hydrogen, alkyl, substituted alkyl, aryl, substituted aryl, —CN, —NO 2 , —S(O) c R 9 , —NR 9 R 10 , —CONR 9 R 10 , —CO 2 R 9 or —NR 9 CO 2 R 10 ;

R 17 is hydrogen, alkyl, or substituted alkyl;

R 26 is hydrogen, alkyl, substituted alkyl, acyl, substituted acyl, heteroalkyl, substituted heteroalkyl, —OR 31 , —OCOR 31 , —NR 31 R 32 , —CONR 31 R 32 or —CO 2 R 31 ; and

R 27 is hydrogen, alkyl, substituted alkyl, acyl, substituted acyl, heteroalkyl, substituted heteroalkyl, —OR 33 , —OCOR 33 , —NR 33 R 34 , —CONR 33 R 34 or —CO 2 R 33 .

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein

A is —OH, —NH 2 , —NHCH 3 , —N(CH 3 ) 2 , —NHOCH 3 , —NHC(O)CH 3 , —NHC(O)OCH 3 , —NHC(O)NH 2 , —NHC(S)NH 2 , —NHC(NH)NH 2 , —CN, —CH 2 OH, —CH 2 NH 2 , —CH 2 NHCH 3 , —CH 2 N(CH 3 ) 2 , —CO 2 H, —CONH 2 , —CONHCH 3 or —CH 2 NHC(O)CH 3 ;

R 17 is hydrogen, methyl, ethyl, propyl, iso-propyl, n-butyl, iso-butyl, sec-butyl, t-butyl, or benzyl;

R 26 is hydrogen, —CF 3 , methyl, ethyl, propyl, iso-propyl, n-butyl, iso-butyl, sec-butyl or t-butyl; and

R 27 is hydrogen, —CF 3 , methyl, ethyl, propyl, iso-propyl, n-butyl, iso-butyl, sec-butyl or t-butyl.

10. The method of claim 1 , wherein the compound is selected from the group consisting of

or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.

11. The method of claim 1 , wherein the compound has a concentration from 0.0001 ppm to 10 ppm.

12. The method of claim 1 , wherein the compound has a concentration from 0.0001 ppm to 100 ppm.

13. The method of claim 1 , wherein the compound has a concentration from 0.01 ppm to 100 ppm.

14. The method of claim 1 , wherein the comesible composition is a food or beverage product.

15. The method of claim 14 , wherein the food or beverage product is selected from the group consisting of confectioneries, bakery products, dairy products, sweet and savory snacks, meal replacement products, ready meals, soups, pastas, noodles, canned foods, frozen foods, dried foods, chilled foods, oils and fats, baby foods, spreads, a cooking aid product, a meal solution product, a meal enhancement product, a seasoning, a seasoning blend, cake, cookie, pie, candy, chewing gum, gelatin, ice creams, sorbet, pudding, jam, jelly, salad dressing, condiments, cereals, canned fruits, fruit sauces, a carbonated or non-carbonated beverage, a beverage mix, a beverage concentrate, soda, juice, an alcoholic beverage, and combinations thereof.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 14, 2011
From: TACHDJIAN, CATHERINE; TANG, XIAO-QING; WERNER, SARA; RINNOVA, MARKETA; CHEN, QING; SERVANT, GUY; LI, XIAODONG; ZHANG, FENG; LIU, HAITIAN; ZLOTNIK, ALBERT; ZOLLER, MARK; KLEBANSKY, BORIS; FINE, RICHARD; KANG, XINSHAN
To: SENOMYX INC.
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Continuity (3)
Continuation 11836074 · Aug 8, 2007
Continuation In Part 11760592 · Jun 8, 2007
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