Sherman & Associates
β-lactam compounds process for reproducing the same and serum cholesterol-lowering agents containing the same
Novel β-lactam compounds represented by the following formula (I) or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof which are useful as serum cholesterol-lowering agents:(I) wherein A1, A3 and A4 represent each hydrogen, halogen C1-5 alkyl, C1-5 alkoxy, —COOR1, a group represented by the following general formula (b): (b) wherein R1 represents hydrogen or C1-5 alkyl, or a group represented by the following general formula (a): (a) wherein R2 represents —CH2OH, —CH2OC(O)—R1 or —CO2—R1; R3 represents —OH or —OC(O)—R1; R4 represents —(CH2)kR5(CH2)1- wherein K and 1 are each 0 or an integer of 1 or above provided k+1 is an integer of not more than 10; and R5 represents a single bond, —CH═CH—, —OCH2—, carbonyl or —CH(OH)—; provided that at least one of A1, A3 and A4 is a group represented by the above formula (a); A2 represents C1-5 alkyl, C1-5 alkoxy, C1-5 alkenyl, C1-5 hydroxyalkyl or C1-5 carbonylalkyl; and n, p, q and r are each an integer of 0, 1 or 2.
Kotobuki Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
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C07D A61P C07D
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Masayuki Atsushi Akira Hiroshi
Yokota Noda Ohno Tomiyama