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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 16, 1993
Filed:
Aug. 04, 1992
Yoshihiro Horio, Hatano, JP;
Yasuhiro Ootake, Minamiashigara, JP;
Shohei Sawaki, Kanagawa, JP;
Sinji Inukai, Hatano, JP;
Mitsuji Agata, Kanagawa, JP;
Manami Umezawa, Atsugi, JP;
Masayoshi Goto, Isehara, JP;
Wakamoto Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A tetrazoleacetic acid derivative represented by the following general formula I: ##STR1## wherein in the formula I, R represents a hydrogen atom or a lower alkyl group; A is an alkylene group having 2 to 5 carbon atoms; Ar is selected from the group consisting of a phenyl group, a naphthyl group, a furyl group, a thienyl group, a benzofuryl group, and a benzothienyl group; wherein the Ar may be substituted with a lower alkyl group, a lower alkoxy group, a halogen atom, a lower haloalkyl group, an alkylthio group and an alkylsulfonylamino group shows excellent aldose reductase inhibitory activity, and is quite effective as an essential component of a preventive medicine and/or remedy for diabetic complications.