Nippon Hypox Laboratories Inc.

Yasunori Niiro

Toshio Satoh

Hitoshi Matsumoto

Hisao Kakegawa

Tokutaro Miki

Novel hydroquinone derivatives of the formulae (I) and (II), ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 is an alkyl group having 7 to 11 carbon atoms, ##STR2## wherein each of R.sup.2 to R.sup.5 is independently a hydrogen atom, a lower alkyl group or a lower alkoxy group provided that at least one of R.sup.2 to R.sup.5 is a lower alkyl group or a lower alkoxy group, and R.sup.6 is an alkyl group having a carbon chain of at least 2 carbon atoms. as compounds having antioxidant activity and tumor incidence inhibiting activity, and an antioxidant and a tumor incidence inhibitor containing, as an active ingredient, a hydroquinone derivative of the formula (III), ##STR3## wherein each of R.sup.7 to R.sup.10 is independently a hydrogen atom, a lower alkyl group or a lower alkoxy group, and R.sup.11 is an alkyl group having a carbon chain of at least 2 carbon atoms, and/or a salt thereof.

Hydroquinone derivative

Novel 3,4-dihydroxychalcone derivatives useful as a pharmaceutical material, and novel anti-inflammatory preparations. The 3,4-dihydroxychalcone derivatives are compounds of the formula [I], ##STR1## wherein X is a substituted phenyl group represented, e.g., by the formula (i), ##STR2## in which R.sup.1 is a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group and R.sup.2 is an alkyl group, an alkoxy group or an --OH group (excluding an OH-group in the 4-position) or salts thereof. The anti-inflammatory preparations contain one of the above 3,4-dihydroxychalcone derivatives as an active ingredient.

3,4-dihydroxychalcone derivatives

Food composition

Ascorbic acid derivative

This invention relates to a novel ascorbic acid derivative having excellent antioxidant action and a process for preparing the same. Furthermore, this invention also relates to a novel antioxidant comprising the aforementioned ascorbic acid derivative or other known ascorbic acid derivatives.

Ascorbic acid derivative and use as antioxidant

This invention relates to a novel ascorbic acid derivative having excellent antioxidant action, particularly eliminating action on superoxides and a process for preparing the same. Furthermore, this invention also relates to a novel antioxidant comprising the afore-mentioned novel ascorbic acid derivative or other known ascorbic acid derivatives.

Ascorbic acid derivative and use as antioxidants

This invention relates to a novel ascorbic acid derivative having excellent antioxidant action, particularly eliminating action on superoxides and a process for preparing the same. Furthermore, this invention also relates to a novel antioxidant comprising the aforementioned novel ascorbic acid derivative or other known ascorbic acid derivatives.

The present invention relates to novel benzothiazine-1,1-dioxide derivatives. These benzothiazine-1,1-dioxide derivatives have a high hyaluronidase-inhibiting activity and accordingly can be used in drugs such as anti-inflammatory agent, anti-allergic agent and the like.

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