| abstract |
The compound represented by the following general formula (1) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof has excellent antidiabetic activity, anti-obesity activity, and anti-arteriosclerosis activity. A medicament containing the compound of formula (1) as an active ingredient is thus useful as a prophylactic or therapeutic agent for diabetes (particularly insulin independent diabetes), obesity (particularly visceral fat type obesity) or atherosclerosis:n n n . |