The compounds of the following structural formula (I) ##STR1## are 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-coenzyme A (HMG-CoA) synthase inhibitors and useful as antihypercholesterolemic agents for the treatmet of disease in which the inhibition of cholesterol biosynthesis would be useful, such as arteriosclerosis, hyperlipidemia and familial hypercholesterolemia.
以下结构式(I)的化合物是3-羟基-3-甲基戊二酰
辅酶A(
HMG-CoA)合酶
抑制剂,可用作抗高
胆固醇药物,用于治疗需要抑制
胆固醇生物合成的疾病,如动脉硬化、高脂血症和家族性高
胆固醇血症。