Ajinomoto Co., Ltd.

Shigebumi Hashimoto

Shumpei Sakakibara

Yasumi Yugari

Chikahiko Eguchi

Masahiko Kurauchi

There are disclosed dipeptide derivatives represented by the general formula: ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 is a radical selected from the group consisting of alkyl, aralkyl and aryl groups optionally containing one or more substituent groups, R.sup.2 is a radical selected from the group consisting of hydrogen atoms and alkyl, aralkyl and aryl groups optionally containing one or more substituent groups, R.sup.3 is a radical selected from the group consisting of hydrogen atoms and alkyl, aralkyl and aryl groups optionally containing one or more substituent groups, R.sup.4 is a radical selected from the group consisting of hydrogen atoms and alkyl, aralkyl and aryl groups optionally containing one or more substituent groups, and R.sup.5 is a radical selected from the group consisting of hydroxyl, amino, hydroxyamino, alkyloxy, aralkyloxy, aryloxy, alkylamino, aralkylamino, arylamino, alkyloxyamino, aralkyloxyamino, aryloxyamino, acylamino and sulfonylamino groups, which alkyloxy, aralkyloxy and aryloxy groups optionally containing one or more substituent groups; wherein R.sup.3 may be combined with R.sup.2 or R.sup.4 to form an alkylene bridge optionally containing one or more oxygen atoms, sulfur atoms and nitrogen atoms and optionally containing one or more substituent groups. However, certain dipeptide derivatives within the above general formula are excluded from the invention. The dipeptide derivatives are useful for the treatment of hypertension.

Dipeptide derivatives and antihypertensive drugs containing them

The present invention relates to an amino acid derivative represented by the formula ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 represent hydroxyl, alkyloxy, aryloxy, arylkyloxy, alkyl, aryl, or aralkyl; R.sub.3, R.sub.5, R.sub.8 and R.sub.11 are hydrogen or alkyl; R.sub.4, R.sub.7 and R.sub.10 are hydrogen, or substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, aryl or aralkyl; R.sub.6 and R.sub.9 are hydrogen, alkyl, aryl, or aralkyl; R.sub.12 is hydroxyl, alkyloxy, aryloxy, aralkyloxy, amino, mono- or di-alkyl-, aryl- or aralkyl amino; and R.sub.6 and R.sub.7 combined together, and R.sub.9 and R.sub.10 combined together independently may form a substituted or unsubstituted alkylene bridge. The present invention also relates to a method of preparing said amino acid derivatives, and to anti-hypertensive drugs containing them.

Amino acid derivatives, methods of preparing said derivatives and

N-terminal phosphorus dipeptides having antihypertensive properties are disclosed.

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Yokohama, Japan

Shigebumi Hashimoto