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Harald Ritzel

Rudi Weyer

Volker Hitzel

Karl Geisen

Laszlo Vertesy

Dominique Tripier

Karl Giesen

Cyclic polypeptides of the formula I ##STR1## in which Z, S, Y and AS have the meanings given, a process for their preparation and their use are described. The compounds have an .alpha.-amylase-inhibiting action.

Novel polypeptides with an .alpha.-amylase-inhibiting action, a process

Salicylic acid derivatives of the formula I ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1, W, X, Y and Z have the meanings indicated or a physiologically tolerated salt thereof, processes for their preparation, pharmaceutical formulations based on these compounds and their use as antidiabetic agents.

Antidiabetic salicylic acid derivatives

Sulfonylureas of the formula ##STR1## in which Y denotes alkylene having 2-3 C atoms, R denotes alkyl having 1-4 C atoms, R.sup.1 denotes hydrogen, chlorine or methyl, and R.sup.2 denotes alkyl having 3-6 C atoms, cycloalkyl, alkylcycloalkyl, cycloalkylalkyl, cycloalkenyl, alkylcycloalkenyl or cycloalkenylalkyl, each having 5-8 C atoms, and their physiologically tolerated salts, and processes for their preparation and medicaments prepared therefrom.

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