4H-3,1-benzoxazin-4-one derivatives represented by formula (I) below: ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 represents a lower alkyl group, R.sup.2 represents a lower alkyl group, a lower alkylthioalkyl group, or a lower alkanesulfinylalkyl group, R.sup.3 represents a hydrogen atom a hydroxyl group, a lower alkoxy group, or a lower acyloxy group, X represents an amino acid residue selected from the group consisting of alanine, valine, and phenylalanine, n represents an integer of 0, 1, or 2, and Y means a substituent selected from the group consisting of an alkanoyl group having 2 to 6 carbon atoms which may be substituted by a phenyl group, a benzyloxycarbonyl group, a lower alkoxycarbonyl group, a cinnamoyl group, and a methoxysuccinyl group. These derivatives exhibit a strong serine protease inhibiting effect, and are useful as effective components of agents for preventing and curing diseases caused by the excessive effect of serine proteases, e.g., pneumonia, pulmonary emphysema, fibroid lung, bronchitis, arthritis, pancreatitis, nephritis, shock, sepsis, and arteriosclerosis.

Japan Tobacco, Inc.

4H-3,1-benzoxazin-4-one derivative

The present invention relates to a novel protein belonging to an ADAM family, a partial peptide thereof or a salt thereof, a DNA encoding the protein, a recombinant vector comprising the DNA, a transformant, a method for producing the protein, a medicine comprising the protein or the DNA, an antibody against the protein, a method/kit for screening for a compound or a salt thereof which promotes or inhibits the protease activity or the extracellular metric degrading enzyme activity (preferably, the peptidoglycan degrading enzyme activity) of the protein, a compound obtained by the screening, and a medicine comprising the compound. The present protein and a DNA encoding it can be used, for example, as an agent for treating or preventing various diseases such as disc herniation, ischialgia, glomerular nephritis, diabetic nephropathy, hepatic fibrosis, pulmonary fibrosis or osteopetrosis. In addition, the present antibody can be used for quantitating the present protein in a test solution. Further, the present protein is useful as a reagent for screening for a compound which promotes or inhibits the protease activity of the present protein.

nephritis/protease

4H-3,1-benzoxazin-4-one derivative

Protein and DNA thereof

Protein and DNA thereof

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