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6-(((substituted)quinolinyl)ethyl)-and ethenyl)tetrahydro-4-hydroxypyran-2-one inhibitors of cholesterol biosynthesis

US4761419A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateDec 7, 1987
Grant dateAug 2, 1988
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Expiry dateDec 7, 2007

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  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC07D405/14
  • WIPO fieldOrganic fine chemistry
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

Certain trans-6-[[(substituted)quinolinyl]ethyl]-and ethenyl]tetrahydro-4-hydroxypyran-2-ones and the corresponding dihydroxy ring-opened acids derived therefrom are potent inhibitors of the enzyme 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-coenzyme A reductase (HMG-CoA reductase) and are useful as hypocholesterolemic and hypolipidemic agents.

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