Hypoglycemic agent

Abstract

A zinc(II) complex which is lowly toxic, has high insulin-like activity, and is effectively usable as a hypoglycemic agent for the prevention or treatment of diabetes; a hypoglycemic agent containing the complex; a medicinal preparation which contains the complex and is useful as a preventive/remedy for diabetes; and a food containing the complex, such as a health food or supplementary health food. The hypoglycemic agent contains an organic zinc(II) complex having as a ligand a compound selected among aminoalkylpyridines, bis-optically active amino acids, bisaminoalkylcarboxylic acids, oligopeptides, oligopseudopeptides, di-substituted aminocarboxylic acids, α- and β-hydroxycarboxylic acids, vitamins, glutamine derivatives, etc.

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         28 . Zinc(II) organic complexes having, as a ligand, a compound of a general formula (12):  
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
       
       (wherein R 12  and R 13  each independently represents an alkyl group, an aryl group, or an aralkyl group).  
     
     
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