Benzoquinone derivatives
US4808339A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 18, 1988 |
| Grant date | Feb 28, 1989 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 18, 2008 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC07C2601/16
- WIPO fieldOrganic fine chemistry
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A novel benzoquinone derivative of the general formula: ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 are the same or different and each is methyl or methoxy; n is an integer of 0 to 21; m is 0 or 1, Z is a group of the formula: ##STR2## (wherein R.sub.3 and R.sub.4 are the same or different and each is hydrogen or an alkyl group which may optionally be substituted or, R.sub.3 and R.sub.4 together with the adjacent nitrogen atom form a morpholino group), a group of the formula: --COR.sub.5 (wherein R.sub.5 is an .alpha.-amino acid residue or a substituted or unsubstituted glucosamine residue), a group of the formula: ##STR3## (wherein R.sub.6 is a divalent hydrocarbon group of 1 to 3 carbon atoms), a group of the formula: ##STR4## (wherein R.sub.6 has the same meaning as defined above) or a group of the formula: ##STR5## (wherein l is an integer of 1 to 4 and R.sub.7 is hydroxy, methoxy or methyl) has protocollagen-proline hydroxylase inhibiting activity, collagen biosynthesis inhibiting activity and 5-lipoxygenase suppressant activity, and is useful for the prevention and treatment of such diseases as pulmonary fibrosis, hepatocirrhosis, nephrosclerosis, arteriosclerosis, scleroderma, myel…
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