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6-(((substituted)pyridin-3-yl)alkyl)-and alkenyl)-tetrahydro-4-hydroxypyran-2-one inhibitors of cholesterol biosynthesis

US4997837A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateOct 6, 1989
Grant dateMar 5, 1991
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Expiry dateOct 6, 2009

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  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC07D405/06
  • WIPO fieldOrganic fine chemistry
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

Certain trans-6-[[(substituted)pyridin-3-yl]-alkyl- and alkenyl]tetrahydro-4-hydroxypyran-2-ones and the corresponding 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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