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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 05, 2000
Filed:
May. 27, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Tatsumasa Mae, Kakogawa, JP;
Takayoshi Hidaka, Kobe, JP;
Assignee:
Kaneka Corporation, Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K / ; A61K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
514690 ; 514720 ; 514824 ;
Abstract
The present invention has its object to provide an antihypercholesterolemic or antihyperlipidemic agent, hence a therapeutic and prophylactic drug for arteriosclerosis, which is safer and more potent in cholesterol-lowering action than the hitherto-available drugs. A cholesterol-lowering composition comprising a coenzyme Q of the following formula (I) or a reduced coenzyme Q of the following formula (II) as an active ingredient: ##STR1## wherein n represents an integer of 6 to 11