Ono Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.

Kissei Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.

Denichi Momose

Kinji Iizuka

Yukiyoshi Ajisawa

Yukio Kamijo

Kenji Akahane

Keniji Akahane

The imidazole derivatives of the formula: ##STR1## wherein R is a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group, A.sub.1 and A.sub.2, which may be the same or different, each is an alkylene or an alkylene group, m is 0 or 1, and Z is ##STR2## wherein R.sub.1 and R.sub.2, which may be the same or different, each is a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group, and the terminal carbon atom bonded to the hetero atom of Z may be bonded to either A.sub.1 or A.sub.2 or COOR group (in the case of m being 0); and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. These compounds have a strong inhibitory effect on thromboxane synthetase from human or bovine platelet microsomes, and are useful as therapeutically actives for inflammation, hypertension, thrombus, cerebral apoplexy and asthma.

Imidazole derivatives and pharmaceutical use thereof

The imidazole compounds of the general formula (I): ##STR1## wherein Y is a carboxyl group, a hydroxymethyl group, an N-di or -mono alkyl substituted or unsubstituted carbamoyl group, a cyano group, or an N-di or -mono alkyl substituted or unsubstituted aminomethyl group, and n is an integer of 3 to 20; and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. These compounds have a strong inhibitory effect on thromboxane synthetase from rabbit platelet microsomes, and are useful as therapeutically active agents for inflammation, hypertension, thrombus, cerebral apoplexy and asthma.

Inhibiton of thromboxane synthetase with 1-substituted imidazole

Novel imidazole derivatives of the general formula (I): ##STR1## wherein Y is a carboxyl group, an alkoxycarbonyl group, a cyano group, a hydroxymethyl group, an aminomethyl group, a formyl group or a carbamoyl group, and A and B, which may be the same or different, each is a straight- or branched-chain alkylene or alkenylene group, and n and m, which may be the same or different, each is zero or 1, with the proviso that when A is methylene group or n is zero, m is 1; and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. These compounds have a strong inhibitory effect on thromboxane synthetase from rabbit platelet microsomes, and are useful as therapeutically active agents for the treatment of inflammation, hypertension, thrombus, cerebral apoplexy and asthma.

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