3,5-Dihydroxypentanoic acid derivatives are provided which are 6-hydroxy-8-(2,2-dimethyl-1-oxybutoxy-2-methyl)-substituted-thiazolidine derivatives and have the structure ##STR1## wherein Z is ##STR2## R.sup.6 is an alkali metal, lower alkyl or H; R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 are the same or different and are H, lower alkyl or aryl; X is S, O, ##STR3## or a single bond; R.sup.7 is lower alkyl; R.sup.3 is lower alkyl or aryl; R.sup.4 and R.sup.5 are the same or different and are H or lower alkyl; and represents a single bond or a double bond, and are HMG CoA reductase inhibitors and thus are useful as antihypercholesterolemic agents and in treating atherosclerosis, and also as antifungal agents. In addition, novel intermediates for use in preparing the above mevinic acid derivatives are also provided.
提供了3,5-二羟基
戊酸衍
生物,它们是6-羟基-8-(2,2-二甲基-1-氧丁氧基-2-甲基)-取代
噻唑啉衍
生物,具有以下结构:##STR1## 其中Z为##STR2## R.sup.6为碱
金属、低级烷基或H;R.sup.1和R.sup.2相同或不同,为H、低级烷基或芳基;X为S、O、##STR3##或单键;R.sup.7为低级烷基;R.sup.3为低级烷基或芳基;R.sup.4和R.sup.5相同或不同,为H或低级烷基;并且代表单键或双键,它们是
HMG CoA还原酶
抑制剂,因此可用作降低
胆固醇的药物和治疗动脉硬化的药物,也可用作抗真菌药物。此外,还提供了用于制备上述
甜菜碱酸衍
生物的新中间体。