title: Synthesis of some 3-hydroxy-5-aminopentanoic acid derivatives.
abstract: The 5-amino analogues of mevalonic acid and mevalonolactone, 5-amino-3-hydroxy-3-methylpentanoic acid (VII a) and 4-hydroxy-4-methyl-2-piperidone (III a), and some related compounds were synthesized as possible inhibitors of cholesterol biosynthesis. None of them was found effective on the synthesis of cholesterol in rat liver slices and on HMG-CoA reductase activity in vitro, but 4-hydroxy-4-(4-chlorophenyl)-2-piperidone (III b) raised high density lipoproteins (HDL) in normolipaemic rats.
mesh_terms: D000596:Amino Acids / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000494:pharmacology; D000818:Animals; D000924:Anticholesteremic Agents / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000494:pharmacology; D055598:Chemical Phenomena; D002621:Chemistry; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000096:biosynthesis; D008076:Cholesterol, HDL / Q000378:metabolism; D004032:Diet; D006880:Hydroxy Acids / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000494:pharmacology; D019161:Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors; D050356:Lipid Metabolism; D008099:Liver / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D008297:Male; D051381:Rats
chemical_list: D000596:Amino Acids; D000924:Anticholesteremic Agents; D008076:Cholesterol, HDL; D006880:Hydroxy Acids; D019161:Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors; D002784:Cholesterol