| abstract |
Phenylalkylcarboxylic acid derivatives of the general formula: <CHEM> wherein R<1> represents an alkyl group and the like, R<2> represents an alkylene group, R<3> represents a hydrogen atom and the like, X represents a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group and the like, Y represents an oxygen atom and the like, Z represents an alkylene group and the like, and W represents an alkyl group and the like), the pharmacologically acceptable salts thereof or the pharmacologically acceptable esters thereof are useful as therapeutic or preventive agents for hyperglycemia and the like. |