Studies on antirheumatic agents. 3-Benzoylpropionic acid derivatives.

Abstract

As part of the search for new antirheumatic agents, three types of 3-benzoylpropionic acid derivatives having a mercapto moiety in their structures were prepared, and tested for suppressing activity on adjuvant arthritis in Sprague-Dawley rats. A structure-activity relationship study showed that substitution on the phenyl ring contributed to the activity and the most favorable substituent was different in each type of derivative.