Pharmaceutical compositions having appetite suppressant activity
申请人:CSIR
公开号:US06376657B1
公开(公告)日:2002-04-23
A pharmaceutical composition which 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 (1) and its analogues for the manufacture of medicaments having appetite suppressant activity. The invention further provides novel intermediates for the synthesis of compound (1).