Nissan Chemical Industries Limited

Taisho Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.

Masahiro Bohno

Nagaaki Sato

Hajime Asanuma

Hirofumi Ota

Shoichi Kuroda

Tomomichi Chonan

Takumi Okada

Shigetada Sasako

Yudai Imai

Takanori Kawaguchi

Keiko Fusegi

Shin Itoh

Seishi Ishiyama

Shigeru Tokita

Keishi Hayashi

Noriko Saito

Souichi Monma

Marie Mizutani

Kengo Watatani

Rui Jibiki

This 2-pyridone compound represented by formula [1] or a tautomer of said compound, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt of said compound or said tautomer, or a solvate of said compound or the like has a superior GK-activating effect and is useful as a pharmaceutical. 

2-pyridone compound

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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