Compounds which are useful as inhibitors of cholesterol biosynthesis and thus as hypocholesterolemic agents are provided which have a quinoline or a pyridine anchor attached by means of a linker to a binding domain sidechain, which compounds inhibit the enzyme 3-hydroxy-3-methyl-glutaryl-coenzyme A reductase.
提供了一些有用的化合物,它们作为
胆固醇生物合成的
抑制剂,因此作为降低
胆固醇的药物。这些化合物具有一个
喹啉或
吡啶锚点,通过连接剂连接到结合域侧链上,这些化合物抑制酶3-羟基-3-甲基戊二酰
辅酶A还原酶。