Taisho Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.

Masahuru Tamai

Takashi Adachi

Shigeo Morimoto

Sadafumi Omura

Kazunori Hanada

Kiyoshi Oguma

An epoxysuccinic acid derivative of the formula ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 is hydrogen, alkali metal, alkyl having 1-2 carbon atoms, cycloalkyl having 5-6 carbon atoms or benzyl, R.sup.2 is alkyl having 3-4 carbon atoms or benzyl, R.sup.3 is hydrogen or methyl, and R.sup.4 is alkyl having 1-10 carbon atoms, phenyl, benzyl, phenethyl, cycloalkyl having 3-6 carbon atoms or a group of the formula ##STR2## wherein R.sup.5 is hydrogen, alkyl having 1-4 carbon atoms or said alkyl substituted with hydroxy, methylmercapto, phenyl, hydroxyphenyl, indolyl, an optionally protected carboxy, an optionally protected amino or an optionally protected guanidino, and R.sup.6 is hydroxy, alkalimetaloxy, alkoxy having 1-2 carbon atoms, benzyloxy, amino or dimethylamino, or R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 taken together with the nitrogen atom to which they are attached form a 5-6 membered heterocyclic ring, or said heterocyclic ring substituted with a protected carboxy.

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Masahuru Tamai