A pharmaceutical composition contains an extract obtainable from a plant of the genus
Trichocaulon
or
Hoodia
containing an appetite suppressant agent having the formula (1). A process for obtaining the extract and a process for synthesizing compound (1) and its analogues and derivatives is also provided. The invention also extends to the use of such extracts and compound (I) and its analogues for the manufacture of medicaments having appetite suppressant activity. The invention further provides novel intermediates for the synthesis of compound (1).
1
一种药物组合物包含一种从Trichocaulon或Hoodia属植物中提取得到的
提取物,该
提取物含有具有式(1)的食欲
抑制剂。还提供了获得该
提取物的方法以及合成化合物(1)及其类似物和衍
生物的方法。本发明还扩展到使用这种
提取物和化合物(I)及其类似物制造具有食欲抑制活性的药物。本发明还提供了合成化合物(1)的新中间体。