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Date of Patent:
Nov. 26, 2013

Filed:

Aug. 03, 2009
Applicants:

Hideaki Imamura, Ryugasaki, JP;

Takuya Suga, Tsukuba, JP;

Hiroyuki Takahashi, Tsukuba, JP;

Hideki Jona, Moriya, JP;

Etsuko Hirose, Tsuchiura, JP;

Norikazu Ohtake, Tsukuba, JP;

Inventors:

Hideaki Imamura, Ryugasaki, JP;

Takuya Suga, Tsukuba, JP;

Hiroyuki Takahashi, Tsukuba, JP;

Hideki Jona, Moriya, JP;

Etsuko Hirose, Tsuchiura, JP;

Norikazu Ohtake, Tsukuba, JP;

Assignee:

MSD K. K., Tokyo, JP;

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 31/497 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

The present invention relates to compounds, which are useful for treatment and/or prevention of diabetes mellitus, diabetes mellitus complications or obesity, since the compounds have glucokinase-activating effects, and are presented in Formula (I): wherein Rrepresents a lower alkylsulfonyl group; Rrepresents a hydrogen atom; Rrepresents, e.g., a hydrogen atom; m represents an integer of from 1 to 3; and n represents zero or 1, or relates to a pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof.


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