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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 07, 1992
Filed:
May. 30, 1991
Kentaro Hirai, Kyoto, JP;
Teruyuki Ishiba, Osaka, JP;
Haruo Koike, Kyoto, JP;
Masamichi Watanabe, Shiga, JP;
Shinogi & Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Abstract
The compounds of the present invention inhibit HMG-CoA reductase, and subsequently suppress the synthesis of cholesterol. And they are useful in the treatment of hypercholesterolemia, hyperlipoproteinemia, and atherosclerosis. The compounds have the formula ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1, R.sup.2, and R.sup.3 each is independently hydrogen, optionally substituted lower alkyl, or optionally substituted aryl; R.sup.4 is lower alkyl, aralkyl, aryl, or heteroaryl, each of which is optionally substituted; X is vinylene or ethylene; Y is ##STR2## where R.sup.5 is hydrogen, lower alkyl, aryl, aralkyl, or a cation capable of forming a non-toxic pharmaceutically acceptable salt.