Y. Iwasawa et al., SYNTHESIS AND BIOLOGICAL-ACTIVITY OF J-104,118, A NOVEL, POTENT INHIBITOR OF SQUALENE SYNTHASE, Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry letters, 5(17), 1995, pp. 1989-1994
A new structural class of squalene synthase (SQS) inhibitor, J-104,118
, was developed by chemical modification of L-592,901, The absolute co
nfiguration of J-104,118 was determined by X-ray crystal analysis. An
oral dose of J-104,118 potently inhibited cholesterol synthesis in mic
e.