3,5-Dihydroxyheptanoic acid derivatives of formula (I) and formula (II) have an inhibition effect on HMG-CoA reductase, a cholesterol value reduction effect, and an antioxidation function, thus serving as cholesterol reducing agent or lipid reducing agents:
wherein R¹ represents hydrogen, a nitro group, or -N(R⁴)R⁵ in which R⁴ and R⁵ each represent an alkyl group, an alkenyl group, an aryl group, an aralkyl group; an acyl group, an aroyl group, a carbamoyl group, or a thiocarbamoyl group, and R⁴ and R⁵ may be combined to form a cyclic amino group; and R² and R³ each represent hydrogen or an alkyl group; and R⁶ represents hydrogen, an alkyl group, an alkali metal, or an alkaline earth metal.
式(I)和式(II)的 3,5-二羟基
庚酸衍
生物具有抑制
HMG-CoA 还原酶的作用、降低
胆固醇值的作用和抗氧化功能,因此可作为
胆固醇降低剂或降脂剂:
其中 R¹ 代表氢、硝基或 -N(R⁴)R⁵,其中 R⁴ 和 R⁵ 各自代表烷基、烯基、芳基、芳烷基、酰基、芳烷基、芳烷基、芳烷基、芳烷基、芳烷基、芳烷基、芳烷基、芳烷基、芳烷基、芳烷基酰基、芳基、
氨基甲酰基或
硫代
氨基甲酰基,R⁴ 和 R⁵ 可组合成环状
氨基;R² 和 R³ 各自代表氢或烷基;R⁶ 代表氢、烷基、碱
金属或碱土
金属。