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Cholesterol lowering compounds

US5506262A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateNov 10, 1993
Grant dateApr 9, 1996
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Expiry dateNov 10, 2013

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  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC07H19/01
  • WIPO fieldOrganic fine chemistry
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

Disclosed herein are compounds of structural formula (I) ##STR1## which are useful as cholesterol lowering agents. These compounds are also useful as inhibitors of squalene synthetase, inhibitors of fungal growth, inhibitors of farnesyl-protein transferase and farnesylation of the oncogene protein Ras. These compounds are also useful in the treatment of cancer.

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