| abstract |
The present invention relates to compounds of the formula (I) wherein R1 and R2 are each independently lower alkyl, lower alkenyl, acyl, amino, lower alkoxy, lower cycloalkyloxy, aryl, aryloxy, sulfooxy, mercapto, sulfo, hydrogen, halogen, nitro, cyano or hydroxy, or may form a ring structure; Q1 is N or CH; L is optionally substituted unsaturated 3 to 10-membered heterocyclic group; X is optionally substituted monocyclic arylene or monocyclic heteroarylene; Y is -(A1)m-(A2)n-(A4)k-; Z is direct bond, -CH2-, -NH- or -O-; and R is hydrogen or lower alkyl, or a salt thereof. The compounds of the present invention inhibit apolipoprotein B (Apo B) secretion and are useful as a medicament for prophylactic and treatment of diseases or conditions resulting from elevated circulating levels of Apo B. |