摘要 |
alpha -Phosphonosulfinate compounds are provided which inhibit the enzyme squalene synthetase and thereby inhibit cholesterol biosynthesis. These compounds have the formula <IMAGE> wherein R2 is OR5 or R5a; R3 and R5 are independently H, alkyl, arylalkyl, aryl or cycloalkyl; R5a is alkyl, arylalkyl or aryl; R4 is H or pharmaceutically acceptable cation;, Z is H, halogen, lower alkyl or lower alkenyl; and R1 is a lipophilic group which contains at least 7 carbons and is alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, mixed alkenyl-alkynyl, aryl, arylalkyl, cycloalkyl, cycloalkylalkyl, heteroaryl, heteroarylalkyl, cycloheteroalkyl, cycloheteroalkylalkyl; as further defined above; including pharmaceutically acceptable salts.
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