Glycolipid analogs
AssigneeSeikagaku Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha (Seikagaku Corporation)
InventorsSeiichiro Ogawa, Hidetoshi Tsunoda, Jinichi Inokuchi
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Abstract
The present invention provides a compound which is a glycolipid analog having a novel structure represented by the formula (1): ##STR1## wherein Z represents an imino group, an oxygen atom or a sulfur atom; m is an integer of from 3 to 12; and n is an integer of from 4 to 22; and shows a potent activity of inhibiting glycosidase and has potential physiological activities, for example, antiviral activity. The invention also provides a glycosidase inhibitor which comprises said glycolipid analog as an active ingredient.
Claims10
A glycolipid analog represented by the formula (1):
- ##STR49## wherein Z represents an imino group, an oxygen atom or a sulfur atom;
- m is an integer of from 3 to 12;
- and n is an integer of from 4 to 22.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.