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Pyridine di-mevalono-lactones as inhibitors of cholesterol biosynthesis

US4950675A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateDec 21, 1988
Grant dateAug 21, 1990
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Expiry dateDec 21, 2008

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

Abstract

Certain trans-6,6'-[[(substituted)pyridin-3,5-diyl]-dialkane- and dialkene-diyl]bis [tetrahydro-4-hydroxypyran]-2-ones and the corresponding ring-opened acids derived therefrom are potent inhibitors of the enzyme 3-hydroxy-3-methyl-glutaryl-coenzyme A reductase (HMG-CoA reductase) and are useful as hypocholesterolemic and hypolipidemic agents.

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