Nissan Chemical Industries Limited

Taisho Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.

Kengo Watatani

Nagaaki Sato

Shigeru Tokita

Hajime Asanuma

Hirofumi Ota

Shoichi Kuroda

Keishi Hayashi

Tomomichi Chonan

Takumi Okada

Shigetada Sasako

Yudai Imai

Noriko Saito

Takanori Kawaguchi

Shin Itoh

Keiko Fusegi

Seishi Ishiyama

Masahiro Bohno

Rui Jibiki

A 2-pyridone compound represented by the formula [1]: {wherein in the formula [1],the ring represented by A represents a benzene ring or a pyridine ring,X represents any of the structures represented by the formulas [3] shown below: V represents a single bond or a lower alkylene group, andW represents a single bond, an ether bond or a lower alkylene group (wherein the lower alkylene group may contain an ether bond)},a tautomer or stereoisomer of the compound, a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, or a solvate thereof is a compound that has an excellent GK activating effect and is useful as a pharmaceutical.

2-pyridone compounds

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