申请人:Shiseido Company, Ltd.
公开号:EP2251001A1
公开(公告)日:2010-11-17
The present invention provides a compound having an excellent inhibitory action on melanin production and being useful as a whitening agent, and a skin external preparation containing the compound. The whitening agent of the present invention comprises, as an active ingredient, a heterocyclic compound represented by formula (1) or a pharmacologically acceptable salt thereof:
wherein A is C1-6 alkyl, C5-6 cycloalkyl, benzyl, benzylcarbonyl, benzoyl, phenyl, pyridyl or pyrimidyl; Ra is H, C1-6 alkyl, or C2-6 alkenyl; "- - -" represents a single bond or a double bond whereinn = 1 or 2; Y is S or O; and R3 and R4 are each independently H, C1-6 alkyl, hydroxy-C1-6 alkyl, C2-7 acyl, phenyl, pyridyl, pyrimidyl, etc.;with the proviso that at least one R3 is a group other than C1-3 alkyl in the case where: the hetero ring containing Y is a thiazoline ring; R4 = Ra = H; X1 = X2 = CH; and either p = 0 or R5 = C1-6 alkyl.
本发明提供了一种对黑色素生成具有极佳抑制作用并可用作美白剂的化合物,以及一种含有该化合物的皮肤外用制剂。本发明的美白剂包括作为活性成分的由式(1)代表的杂环化合物或其药理上可接受的盐:
其中 A 是 C1-6 烷基、C5-6 环烷基、苄基、苄氧羰基、苯甲酰基、苯基、吡啶基或嘧啶基;Ra 是 H、C1-6 烷基或 C2-6 烯基;"- - - "代表单键或双键,其中inn = 1 或 2;Y 是 S 或 O;R3 和 R4 各自独立地是 H、C1-6 烷基、羟基-C1-6 烷基、C2-7 丙烯酸基、苯基、吡啶基、嘧啶基等。R3和R4各自独立地为H、C1-6烷基、羟基-C1-6烷基、C2-7酰基、苯基、吡啶基、嘧啶基等;但在以下情况下,至少有一个R3为C1-3烷基以外的基团:含有Y的杂环为噻唑啉环;R4=Ra=H;X1=X2=CH;p=0或R5=C1-6烷基。