Claims
- 1. A compound of the structural formula ##STR8## wherein: A is H or methyl: and
- E is --CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 or --CH.dbd.CH--.
- 2. A hypocholesterolemic, hypolipemic, pharmaceutical composition comprising a pharmaceutical carrier and an effective hypocholesterolemic, hypolipemic amount of the compound of claim 1.
- 3. A method of inhibiting cholesterol biosynthesis comprising the administration to a patient in need of such treatment of an effective cholesterol biosynthesis inhibiting amount of the compound of claim 1.
- 4. A compound according to claim 1 wherein A is hydrogen and E is --CH.dbd.CH--.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
This is a division of copending application Ser. No. 387,065 filed June 10, 1982, now U.S. Pat. No. 4,459,422 which in turn is a division of application Ser. No. 233,521 filed Feb. 11, 1981, now U.S. Pat. No. 4,375,475, which is a continuation-in-part of application Ser. No. 140,323 filed Apr. 14, 1980, now abandoned, which in turn is a continuation-in-part of application Ser. No. 67,574 filed Aug. 1, 1979, now abandoned.
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Divisions (2)
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387065 |
Jun 1982 |
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233521 |
Feb 1981 |
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Continuation in Parts (2)
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