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.beta.-carboxy sulfonamide ACAT inhibitors

US5491170A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateDec 19, 1994
Grant dateFeb 13, 1996
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Expiry dateDec 19, 2014

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  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC07C2601/08
  • WIPO fieldOrganic fine chemistry
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

.beta.-Carboxy sulfonyl compounds of the formula ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 is aryl, R.sub.3 is hydrogen or alkyl, R.sub.3 and R.sub.4 are hydrogen or alkyl, Y is --O--, --S--, or --NR.sub.2 --, and R.sub.5 is alkyl or aryl are potent inhibitors of the enzyme acyl CoA:cholesterol acyltransferase (ACAT) and are thus useful for treating hypercholesterolemia and atherosclerosis.

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