Patent number: 6884821
Abstract: Novel carboxylic acid derivatives of general formula (I), salts of the same, esters thereof, or hydrates of them, which are useful as insulin resistance improvers; and drugs containing the derivatives as the active ingredient. In said formula, R1 is hydrogen, hydroxyl, alkyl, or the like; L is a single bond, a double bond, alkylene, or the like; M is a single bond, alkylene, or the like; T is a single bond, alkylene, or the like; W is carboxyl, —CON(RW1)RW2, or the like; represents a single or double bond; X is oxygen, alkenylene, or the like; Y is an aromatic hydrocarbon group which may contain a heteroatom, or the like; and Z is an aromatic hydrocarbon group which may contain a heteroatom.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
September 29, 2000
Date of Patent:
April 26, 2005
Assignee:
Eisai Co., Ltd.
Inventors:
Masanobu Shinoda, Eita Emori, Fumiyoshi Matsuura, Toshihiko Kaneko, Norihito Ohi, Shunji Kasai, Hideki Yoshitomi, Kazuto Yamazaki, Sadakazu Miyashita, Taro Hibara, Takashi Seiki, Richard Clark, Hitoshi Harada