IP Library Granted Patent US 12,351,597
Granted Patent B2
US 12,351,597 · App. 17/617,642 · Granted Jul 8, 2025

Substituted biphenyl or phenylheteroaryl-mannosides as antagonists of FimH

Inventors: Michael Joseph Bishop (Collegeville, PA); James Walter Janetka (Saint Louis, MO); Laurel Kathryn McGrane (Saint Louis, MO); Katherine Louisa Widdowson (Collegeville, PA)
Assignees: GlaxoSmithKline Intellectual Property Development Limited; Fimbrion Therapeutics, Inc
C07H15/26C07H15/23
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Patent No.
US 12,351,597
App. No.
17/617,642
Granted
Jul 8, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

Disclosed herein are new O-biphenyl- and O-phenylheteroarylmannoside compounds and compositions and their application as pharmaceuticals for use in the treatment of human disease. Methods of inhibition of FimH activity in human subjects are also provided for the treatment of diseases such as urinary tract infection.

Claims (23)

1. A compound of formula I, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof,

in which

Z is

 wherein:

X is CH 3 , Cl, or CF 3 ;

Y is H or F; and

each R 1 , R 2 , R 3 , R 12 , R 13 , R 14 , R 15 , R 16 , R 17 , R 22 , R 23 , and R 24 are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, CN, F, C 3-6 cycloalkyl, C 1-6 alkyl, —N(C 1-6 alkyl) 2 , —OC 1-6 alkyl, CF 3 , and

2. A compound or pharmaceutically acceptable salt according to claim 1 , wherein Z is:

wherein one of R 1 , R 2 and R 3 are selected from the group consisting of CN, F, C 3-6 cycloalkyl, C 1-6 alkyl, —N(C 1-6 alkyl) 2 , —OC 1-6 alkyl, CF 3 , and

 and the others are hydrogen.

3. A compound or pharmaceutically acceptable salt according to claim 2 , wherein one of R 1 , R 2 and R 3 are selected from the group consisting of cyclopropyl, —CH 3 , CF 3 , and

and the others are hydrogen.

4. A compound or pharmaceutically acceptable salt according to claim 3 , wherein R 1 and R 3 are both hydrogen and R 2 is selected from the group consisting of cyclopropyl, —CH 3 , CF 3 , and

5. A compound or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof according to claim 1 , wherein either:

X is CH 3 and Y is H; or

X is CF 3 and Y is F or H; or

X is Cl and Y is H.

6. A compound or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof according to claim 5 , wherein X is CH 3 and Y is H.

7. A compound of claim 1 selected from the group consisting of:

(2R,3S,4S,5S,6R)-2-(Hydroxymethyl)-6-(2-methyl-4-(5-(trifluoromethyl) pyrazin-2-yl) phenoxy) tetrahydro-2H-pyran-3,4,5-triol,

(2R,3S,4S,5S,6R)-2-(2-Fluoro-6-(trifluoromethyl)-4-(5-(trifluoromethyl) pyrazin-2-yl) phenoxy)-6-(hydroxymethyl) tetrahydro-2H-pyran-3,4,5-triol, and

(2R,3S,4S,5S,6R)-2-(Hydroxymethyl)-6-(2-(trifluoromethyl)-4-(5-(trifluoromethyl) pyrazin-2-yl) phenoxy) tetrahydro-2H-pyran-3,4,5-triol,

or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.

Assignments (4)
CHANGE OF ADDRESS Recorded Oct 8, 2025
From: GLAXOSMITHKLINE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT LIMITED
To: GLAXOSMITHKLINE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT LIMITED
Reel/Frame 073032/0390 →
CHANGE OF ADDRESS Recorded Jun 17, 2025
From: GLAXOSMITHKLINE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT LIMITED
To: GLAXOSMITHKLINE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT LIMITED
Reel/Frame 071649/0432 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 31, 2025
From: BISHOP, MICHAEL JOSEPH; WIDDOWSON, KATHERINE LOUISA
To: GLAXOSMITHKLINE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT LIMITED
Reel/Frame 070676/0399 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 31, 2025
From: MCGRANE, LAUREL KATHRYN; JANETKA, JAMES EALTER
To: FIMBRION THERAPEUTICS, INC.
Reel/Frame 070676/0449 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 62863479 · Jun 19, 2019
Related Publication 20220242900A1 · Aug 4, 2022
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