PROCESS FOR THE PREPARATION OF A GROWTH HORMONE SECRETAGOGUE - Patent 0863900

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EP 0 863 900 A1

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(43)	Date of publication:
	16.09.1998 Bulletin 1998/38

(21)	Application number: 96936868.0

(22)	Date of filing: 23.10.1996

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

C07D 471/ 10^{( . )}
C07K 5/ 062^{( . )}

C07K 5/ 06^{( . )}
A61K 38/ 00^{( . )}

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US1996/016954

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 1997/015573 (01.05.1997 Gazette 1997/19)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE CH DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU NL PT SE
	Designated Extension States:
	RO SI

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Priority:

27.10.1995 US 19950005898P
13.02.1996 GB 19960002949

(71)	Applicant: MERCK & CO., INC.
	Rahway, New Jersey 07065 (US)

(72)	Inventors:
	HOUGHTON, Peter G. Harlow, Essex CM20 2QR (GB) HOUPIS, Ioannis Rahway, NJ 07065 (US) MOLINA, Audrey Rahway, NJ 07065 (US) LYNCH, Joseph, E. Rahway, NJ 07065 (US) VOLANTE, Ralph, P. Rahway, NJ 07065 (US)

(74)	Representative: Hiscock, Ian James
	European Patent Department, Merck & Co., Inc., Terlings Park, Eastwick Road Harlow, Essex CM20 2QR Harlow, Essex CM20 2QR (GB)

(54)	PROCESS FOR THE PREPARATION OF A GROWTH HORMONE SECRETAGOGUE