Inhibitors of cholesterol biosynthesis. 1. 3,5-dihydroxy-7-(N-imidazolyl)- 6-heptenoates and -heptanoates, a novel series of HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors

Article abstract of DOI:10.1021/jm00075a020

3,5-Dihydroxy-7-(N-imidazolyl)heptanoates 4 and the corresponding heptenoates 5 were synthesized as novel classes of potent HMG-CoA reductase (HMGR) inhibitors in which members of the latter series possess enzyme inhibitory activity greater than that of l