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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 03, 2012
Filed:
Mar. 17, 2010
Applicants:
Tsuneo Yasuma, Osaka, JP;
Nobuyuki Negoro, Osaka, JP;
Masahiro Itou, Osaka, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited, Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 31/343 (2006.01); C07D 307/80 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention provides a compound represented by the formula (I): wherein each symbol is as defined in the description, or a salt thereof. The compound or a salt thereof or a prodrug thereof has a GPR40 receptor function modulating action and is useful as an insulin secretagogue or an agent for the prophylaxis or treatment of diabetes and the like.