Abstract: A thiazole compound represented by general formula (I), wherein R is hydrogen atom, a hydroxy group, a straight or branched C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 lower alkyl group, a C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 lower alkoxy group, phenyl group, a phenyl group having one to three substituents selected from a group consisting of a C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 lower alkyl group, a C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 lower alkoxy group, fluorine, chlorine, bromine and an amino group, a C.sub.1 -C.sub.5 alkylphenyl group, a phenyl group having one to three substituents selected from a group consisting of a C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 lower alkyl group, a C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 lower alkoxy group, fluorine, chlorine, bromine and an amino group, a substituted or unsubstituted guanidino group, or an amino group having a general formula: NR.sub.3 R.sub.4 in which R.sub.3 and R.sub.4, identical to or different from each other, represent independently a hydrogen atom, a C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 lower alkyl group, a C.sub.3 -C.sub.