The compound of the formula ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1, R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 have the significance given in the description, can be used as medicaments for the therapy and prophylaxis of disorders such as thromboses, stroke, cardiac infarct, inflammations and arteriosclerosis as well as for the treatment of tumours.

Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.

Novel benzoic and phenylacetic acid derivatives

The pyridine derivatives of the general formula: ##STR1## [wherein A represents an alkylene group containing from 1 to 5 carbon atoms unsubstituted or substituted by a hydroxy group, B represents a single bond, or an oxygen or sulphur atom, or an alkylene group containing from 1 to 5 carbon atoms, D represents a single bond, or an alkylene group containing from 1 to 5 carbon atoms, E represents a grouping of the formula: ##STR2## (in which R.sup.6 represents a hydrogen atoms, or an alkyl group containing from 1 to 4 carbon atoms), Z represents a single bond, or an ethynylene group, or a grouping of the formula: ##STR3## in which R.sup.2 represents a hydrogen atom, or an alkyl group containing from 1 to 4 carbon atoms, R.sup.3 represents a hydrogen, bromine or chlorine atom, or an alkyl group containing from 1 to 4 carbon atoms, the symbol represents a single or double bond, the carbon atom attached to R.sup.2 binds to B, and the carbon atom attached to R.sup.3 binds to D, R.sup.1 represents a hydroxy group, or a grouping of the formula: --COOR.sup.4 or --COSR.sup.4, in which R.sup.4 represents a hydrogen atom, or an alkyl group containing from 1 to 12 carbon atoms, or an aralkyl group containing from 7 to 13 carbon atoms, or a cycloalkyl group containing from 4 to 7 carbon atoms unsubstituted or substituted by at least one alkyl group containing from 1 to 4 carbon atoms, or a phenyl group unsubstituted or substituted by at least one halogen atom, trifluoromethyl group, alkyl or alkoxy or alkylthio group containing from 1 to 4 carbon atoms, nitro or phenyl group, R.sup.5 represents a hydrogen atom, or an alkyl group containing from 1 to 4 carbon atoms, with the proviso that, when B represents an oxygen or sulphur atom, Z represents a single bond and D represents an alkylene group containing from 1 to 5 carbon atoms], and non-toxic acid addition salts thereof and, when R.sup.1 represents a carboxy or thiocarboxy group, non-toxic salts thereof, possess a strong inhibitory activity on thromboxane synthetase from rabbit platelet microsomes, and are useful as therapeutically active agents for the treatment or prevention of inflammation, hypertension, thrombus, cerebral apoplexy, asthma, myocardial infarction, cardiostenosis, and cerebral infarction.

Ono Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.

benzoic/infarkti

Novel benzoic and phenylacetic acid derivatives

Pyridine alkyl benzoic and thenoic acid compounds and their pharmaceutical compositions

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