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US 4,069,386 AGranted
15-Alkyl prostaglandins E.sub.1
AssigneeThe Upjohn Company
InventorsJohn E. Pike, William P. Schneider
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Abstract
Prostaglandin E.sub.1 -type and F.sub.1 -type compounds with a methyl or an ethyl substituent at the C-15 position are disclosed. These are useful for the same pharmacological purposes as the unsubstituted prostaglandins.
Claims3
An optically active compound of the formula:
- ##STR14## wherein R.sub.1 is hydrogen, alkyl of one to 8 carbon atoms, inclusive, or a pharmacologically acceptable cation.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.