摘要 |
Obesity is treated by the administration to a subject of a compound having t he general formula (I): R4-(CH2)n-CO- N(R1)-CH(R2)-CO(-R3), wherein R1 represents H or CH3; R2 represents a side chain of a naturally occurring amino acid; R3 represents OH, OCH2CH3 and NH2; n is 6-18; and R4 represents CH3 or a gro up having the general formula (II): R3-CO-CH(R2)-N(R1)-CO-, wherein R1, R2 and R3 have the above meanings. The compounds of formula (I) wherein R4 is a group of formula (II), are novel compounds.
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