Embodiments of this invention provide novel peptidomimetics that contain a macrocycle, an embodiment of which is 2S,9′S,12′S)-2-{[(1′,4′-Diaza-2′-oxobicyclo[7.3.0]dodecyl)-12′-carbonyl]amino}-1,5-pentanedioic acid trifluoroacetate. Such compounds are neuroprotective and have utility as therapeutic agents for treatment of diseases, injuries and other conditions characterized by neuronal degeneration and/or neuronal cell death caused by in embodiments, toxicity or hypoxia. Compounds are also useful for manufacture of medicaments useful for treatment of such conditions.
Substituted pyrrolo[1,2-d][1,4]-diazonines and treatment of brain damage