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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 23, 1993
Filed:
Aug. 24, 1992
Masayuki Kimura, Tokyo, JP;
Kunio Hosaka, Tokyo, JP;
Shigehumi Takeda, Tokyo, JP;
Hiroshi Mitsuhashi, Tokyo, JP;
Tsumura & Co., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a novel biphenyl derivative having a liver ailment-moderating action and effective as a remedy for acute hepatitis and chronic hepatitis, a process for the preparation of this biphenyl derivative and a liver ailment-moderating agent comprising this diphenyl derivative as an effective ingredient. This diphenyl derivative is represented by the following formula: ##STR1## wherein R.sub.0 and R.sub.1 independently stand for a lower alkyl group or R.sub.0 and R.sub.1 together represent a group O.dbd.C<, R.sub.2 stands for an alkyl group having 1 to 3 carbon atoms, and R.sub.3 and R.sub.4 independently stand for a hydrogen atom or a lower alkyl group.