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US 4,376,863 AGranted
Hypocholesterolemic fermentation products
AssigneeMerck & Co., Inc.
InventorTony Y. K. Lam
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Abstract
Substances isolated after cultivation of a microorganism belonging to the genus Aspergillus in a culture medium include a compound with structural formula: ##STR1## compound I is a member of a class of hypocholesterolemic and hypolipemic medicaments.
Claims1
A compound of structural formula I in substantially pure form:
- ##STR5## or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt of compound II or a C.sub.1-3 alkyl ester of compound II or a substituted C.sub.1-3 alkyl ester of Compound II wherein the substituent is phenyl, dimethylamino, or acetylamino, all in substantially pure form.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.