S. Dugar et al., GAMMA-LACTAMS AND RELATED-COMPOUNDS AS CHOLESTEROL ABSORPTION INHIBITORS - HOMOLOGS OF THE BETA-LACTAM CHOLESTEROL ABSORPTION INHIBITOR SCH-48461, Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry letters, 5(24), 1995, pp. 2947-2952
Our search for potent cholesterol absorption inhibitors led to the dis
covery of the p-lactam SCH 48461. Structure activity relationship stud
ies prompted us to this study of gamma-lactams, ring homologs of beta-
lactam SCH 48461, to determine their potential as cholesterol absorpti
on inhibitors. The results indicate that the gamma-lactams have modera
te cholesterol absorption inhibitory properties.