Kaken Pharmaceutical Company, Ltd.

Godo Shusei Co., Ltd.

Kazuko Sanai

Kenji Seri

Nobuo Ishiyama

Makoto Watanabe

Katsuyuki Otsuka

Katuyuki Ohtuka

Takeshi Murai

Yasuhito Iida

Toshiro Akino

Shigenori Negishi

Kanji Muraoka

Yoshihiro Ishizaka

A prophylactic and remedial preparation for a disease attendant on hyperglycemia, a preparation for depressing the rise in blood sugar, and a wholesome food separately include, as an active ingredient, at least one component selected from the group consisting of L-arabinose, L-fucose, 2-deoxy-D-galactose, D-xylose, L-xylose, D-ribose, D-tagatose, D-ribulose, D-lyxose and D-xylulose.

Prophylactic and remedial preparation for diseases attendant on

A compound of the formula (I): ##STR1## or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein: R.sup.1 is a hydrogen atom, a substituted or unsubstituted C.sub.1-6 alkyl group, a C.sub.2-6 alkenyl group, a C.sub.2-6 alkynyl group or a R.sup.7 --CO-- group (wherein R.sup.7 is a C.sub.1-6 alkyl group, a phenyl group, a C.sub.2-6 alkenyl group which may be substituted by a phenyl group, or a C.sub.1-6 alkoxy group);

Benzopyran compounds, processes for their production and pharmaceutical

A pyridylketoxime ether compound of the formula: ##STR1## wherein Ar is a phenyl, naphthyl, or heterocyclic group unsubstituted or substituted by a C.sub.1 -C.sub.8 alkyl group, a C.sub.1 -C.sub.8 alkylamino group, a C.sub.1 -C.sub.8 alkoxy group, a C.sub.1 -C.sub.8 alkoxycarbonyl group, a trifluoromethyl group, a nitro group or a halogen atom, X is a --(CH.sub.2).sub.m -- group wherein m is an integer of from 1 to 5, a --(CH.sub.2).sub.m --Y-- group wherein Y is an oxygen or sulfur atom and m is as defined above, or a --CH.sub.2 --(CH.dbd.CH).sub.n -- group wherein n is an integer of 1 or 2, and R is a phenyl, naphthyl, C.sub.3 -C.sub.8 cycloalkyl or heterocyclic group unsubstituted or substituted by a C.sub.1 -C.sub.8 alkyl group, a C.sub.1 -C.sub.8 alkylamino group, a C.sub.1 -C.sub.8 alkoxy group, a C.sub.1 -C.sub.8 akloxycarbonyl group, a trifluoromethyl group, a nitro group or a halogen atom, or a salt thereof.

Pyridylketoxime ether compound and pharmaceutical composition containing

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