Abstract: A pharmaceutical composition comprising a compound of formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof: ##STR1## wherein: R.sub.1 is hydrogen, C.sub.1-6 alkyl, C.sub.1-6 alkoxy or halogen;R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 are both hydrogen or together represent a bond;R.sub.4 is hydrogen and R.sub.5 is hydrogen or R.sub.4 and R.sub.5 together represent an oxo group;R.sub.6 is phenyl C.sub.1-7 alkanoyl in which the phenyl moiety is optionally substituted by one or two of halogen, nitro, meta- or para-methoxy, methyl or NR.sub.8 R.sub.9 wherein R.sub.8 and R.sub.9 are independently hydrogen or C.sub.1-6 alkyl or R.sub.8 and R.sub.9 together are C.sub.2-6 polymethylene, or 3,4-disubstituted by methylenedioxy or ethylenedioxy; or C.sub.1-7 alkanoyl substituted by NR.sub.10 R.sub.11 where R.sub.10 and R.sub.11 are independently hydrogen or C.sub.1-4 alkyl or together are C.sub.3-7 polymethylene optionally containing a further heteroatom which is oxygen, sulphur or nitrogen substituted by R.sub.12 where R.sub.

Abstract: Pharmaceutical compositions which comprise a compound of the formula (I): ##STR1## or a salt thereof wherein NR.sub.2 represents a piperidyl, pyrrolidyl, morpholino or N-methyl-piperazyl group any of which may substituted by one or two methyl groups; R.sup.1 represents fluorine, chlorine, bromine, iodine, lower alkoxyl, hydroxyl, acetoxyl, nitro, cyano, amino, dimethylamino, lower alkyl, trifluoromethyl, methylthio, ethylthio, methoxycarbonyl, ethoxycarbonyl, acetamido or carboxamido; R.sup.2 represents hydrogen, flurorine, chlorine, bromine, iodine, lower alkoxyl, hydroxyl, lower alkyl; R.sup.3 represents hydrogen, chlorine or lower alkyl; or R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 when on adjacent carbon atoms may together represent a polymethylene group containing from 3 to 5 carbon atoms; and n is 2, 3 or 4; and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, compounds of formula (I) except those wherein R.sup.

Abstract: Compounds of the formula (I) and salts thereof: ##STR1## wherein: A is a bond, --CH.sub.2 -- or --CH.dbd.CH--;R.sup.2 is hydrogen and R.sup.1 is selected from C.sub.1-4 alkyl, hydroxyl, C.sub.1-4 alkoxy, C.sub.1-4 alkanoyloxy, hydrogen, halogen, nitro, cyano, and amino optionally substituted by one or two C.sub.1-4 alkyl groups or by C.sub.1-4 alkanoyl;R.sup.4 is C.sub.1-4 alkyl, hydroxy, C.sub.1-4 alkoxy, C.sub.1-4 alkanoyloxy or nitrato;R.sub.2 N is 1-piperidyl, morpholino or 4-methyl-1-piperazyl, optionally substituted by one or two methyl groups in the 2-, 4- or 6- positions as apt, or 1-pyrrolidyl substituted by one or two methyl groups.m is 0 or 1; andn is 0 to 3a process for their preparation and compositions containing them.

Abstract: Compounds of the formula (I):R.sub.2 N--(CH.sub.2).sub.n --NH--SO.sub.2 R.sup.1 (I)and salts thereof wherein NR.sub.2 represents a piperidyl, pyrrolidyl, or N-methylpiperazyl group any of which may be substituted by one or two methyl groups; R.sup.1 is a 1-naphthyl group substituted by one or two moieties selected from fluorine, chlorine, bromine, methoxyl, ethoxyl, hydroxyl, acetoxyl, nitro, cyano, amino optionally substituted by one or two C.sub.1-6 alkyl groups, methyl, ethyl, carboxyl, methoxycarbonyl, ethoxycarbonyl, acetamido or carboxamido; and n is 2 or 3, pharmaceutical compositions containing them and a process for their preparation.

Abstract: Pharmaceutical compositions which comprise a compound of the formula (I): ##STR1## or a salt thereof wherein NR.sub.2 represents a piperidyl, pyrrolidyl, morpholino or N-methyl-piperazyl group any of which may substituted by one or two methyl groups; R.sup.1 represents fluorine, chlorine, bromine, iodine, lower alkoxyl, hydroxyl, acetoxyl, nitro, cyano, amino, dimethylamino, lower alkyl, trifluoromethyl, methylthio, ethylthio, methoxycarbonyl, ethoxycarbonyl, acetamido or carboxamido; R.sup.2 represents hydrogen, fluorine, chlorine, bromine, iodine, lower alkoxyl, hydroxyl, lower alkyl; R.sup.3 represents hydrogen, chlorine or lower alkyl; or R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 when on adjacent carbon atoms may together represent a polymethylene group containing from 3 to 5 carbon atoms; and n is 2, 3 or 4; and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, compounds of formula (I) except those wherein R.sup.

Abstract: Compounds of the formula (I):R.sub.2 N--(CH.sub.2).sub.n --NH--SO.sub.2 R.sup.1 (I)and salts thereof wherein NR.sub.2 represents a piperidyl, pyrrolidyl, or N-methylpiperazyl group any of which may be substituted by one or two methyl groups; R.sup.1 is a 1-naphthyl group substituted by one or two moieties selected from fluorine, chlorine, bromine, methoxyl, ethoxyl, hydroxyl, acetoxyl, nitro, cyano, amino optionally substituted by one or two C.sub.1-6 aklkyl groups, methyl, ethyl, carboxyl, methoxycarbonyl, ethoxycarbonyl, acetamido or carboxamido; and n is 2 or 3, pharmaceutical compositions containing them and a process for their preparation.

Abstract: Adenine derivatives, their preparation and pharmaceutical compositions containing the same in an amount sufficient to effect hypolipidemia. The derivatives are not inhibitors of C-AMP-phosphodiesterase.