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Naphthyloxyacetic acid derivatives and drugs comprising the same as active ingredients

US6018068A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJan 26, 1998
Grant dateJan 25, 2000
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Expiry dateJan 26, 2018

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  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC07C323/16
  • WIPO fieldOrganic fine chemistry
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The naphthyloxyacetic acid derivatives of the formula (I) ##STR1## wherein A is H, --(alkylene)COOR.sup.1, --(alkylene)CONR.sup.2 R.sup., --(alkylene)OH, --(alkylene)tetrazole, --(alkylene)CN; E is single bond or alkylene; G is --S--, --SO--, --SO.sub.2 --, --O-- or --NR.sup.4 --; L is alkylene, --(CH.sub.2).sub.m --CH=CH--(CH.sub.2).sub.n -- or --(CH.sub.2).sub.x --CH(OH)--(CH.sub.2).sub.y --; M is phenyl, phenyl(thio, oxy, amino), diphenylmethyl, diphenylmethyl(thio, oxy, amino), and pharmaceutical composition comprising them as an active ingradient. The compounds of the formula (I) can combine PGE.sub.2 receptor and exhibit the activity to antagonize or agonize for PGE.sub.2 receptor. Therefore, they are useful as anti-hyperlipemia, for the prevention of abortion, for analgesics, as antidiarrheals, sleep inducer, diuretic, anti-diabetes, abortient, cathartics, antiulcer, anti-gastritis or antihypertensive etc.

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