521071-01-2Relevant academic research and scientific papers
QUINOLINE COMPOUND
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Page 100, (2010/02/08)
A compound, which has a melanin-concentrating hormone antagonistic action and useful as an agent for preventing or treating obesity, and which is represented by the formula: wherein Aris a cyclic group optionally having substituent(s) ;Xis a bond or a spacer having a main chain of 1 to 6 atoms;R1 and R2are the same or different and each is a hydrogen atom or a hydrocarbon group optionally having substituent(s), or R1 and R2 may form, together with the adjacent nitrogen atom, a nitrogen-containing heterocycle optionally having substituent(s);Yis a divalent hydrocarbon group optionally having substituent(s) (except CO);R3is a hydrogen atom or a hydrocarbon group optionally having substituent(s); andring A and ring Bmay further have substituents, and when ring B further has a substituent, the substituent may be linked to R1 to form a ring, or a salt thereof, or a prodrug thereof, is provided.
