Novel compounds are provided which are inhibitors of MTP and thus are useful for lowering serum lipids and treating atherosclerosis and related diseases, and have the structure ##STR1## including pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof or prodrug esters thereof, wherein q is 0, 1 or 2; R.sup.x is H, alkyl, aryl or halogen; A is (1) a bond; (2) --O--; or (3) ##STR2## B is: ##STR3## and wherein L.sup.2, L.sup.1, R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.3, R.sup.3', R.sup.3a, R.sup.3b, R.sup.4, R.sup.4', R.sup.5, X, ##STR4## are as defined herein.
提供了新型化合物,它们是
MTP的
抑制剂,因此可用于降低血清脂质并治疗动脉粥样硬化及相关疾病,其结构如下:包括其药用可接受的盐或前药酯,其中q为0、1或2;Rx为H、烷基、芳基或卤素;A为(1)键;(2) --O--;或(3)结构;B为:;其中
L2、L1、R1、R2、R3、R3'、R3a、R3b、R4、R4'、R5、X、为本文所定义。