The present invention is directed to compounds represented by the
following structural formula, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts,
solvates and hydrates thereof, R1 is a substituted or unsubstituted group
selected from C.sub.1-C.sub.8 alkyl, aryl-C.sub.0-2-alkyl,
heteroaryl-C.sub.0-2-alkyl, C.sub.3-C.sub.6
cycloalkylaryl-C.sub.0-2-alkyl or phenyl. W is O or S. R2 is H or a
substituted or unsubstituted group selected from C.sub.1-C.sub.6 alkyl,
C.sub.3-C.sub.6 cycloalkyl and heteroaryl. X is a C.sub.2-C.sub.5
alkylene linker wherein one carbon atom of the linker may be replaced
with O, NH or S. Y is C, O, S, NH or a single bond. Furthermore, E is
(CH.sub.2).sub.nCOOH, wherein n is 0, 1, 2 or 3, or C(R3)(R4)A, wherein A
is an acidic functional group such as carboxyl, carboxamide substituted
or unsubstituted sulfonamide, or substituted or unsubstituted tetrazole.
R3 is H, saturated or unsaturated C.sub.1-C.sub.5 alkyl, C.sub.1-C.sub.5
alkoxy. Additionally, R4 is H, halo, a substituted or unsubstituted group
selected from C.sub.1-C.sub.5 alkyl, C.sub.1-C.sub.5 alkoxy,
C.sub.3-C.sub.6 cycloalkyl, arylC.sub.0-C.sub.4alkyl and phenyl, or R3
and R4 are combined to form a C.sub.3-C.sub.4 cycloalkyl.