Antihyperlipidemic and antiatherosclerotic urea and carbamate compounds
US5015644A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 1, 1989 |
| Grant date | May 14, 1991 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 1, 2009 |
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- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC07C2601/08
- WIPO fieldOrganic fine chemistry
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Certain substituted urea, thiourea, carbamate, and thiocarbamate compounds are potent inhibitors of the enzyme acyl-CoA: cholesterol acyltransferase and are thus useful agents for inhibiting the intestinal absorption of cholesterol, and for lowering blood plasma cholesterol.
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