One aspect of the present invention relates to amines. A second aspect of the
present invention relates to the use of the amines as inhibitors of a mammalian
anandamide transporter. The compounds of the present invention will also find use
in the treatment of numerous ailments, conditions and diseases which afflict mammals,
including but not limited to asthma, neuropathic pain, persistent pain, inflammatory
pain, hyperactivity, hypertension, brain ischemia, Parkinson's disease, spasticity,
Tourette's syndrome, schizophrenia, hemorrhagic shock, septic shock, cardiac shock,
migrane, Horton's headache, multiple sclerosis, anorexia, AIDS wasting syndrome,
organ rejection, autoimmune diseases, allergy, arthritis, Crohn's disease, malignant
gliomas, neurodegenerative diseases, Huntington's chorea, glaucoma, nausea, anxiety,
psychosis, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, premature ejaculation, and
stroke. Another aspect of the present invention relates to combinatorial libraries
of amines, and methods for preparing the libraries.