To provide a zinc (II) complex having low toxicity and high insulin- like activity and effectively usable for the prevention and treatment of diabetes as a hypoglycemic agent, a hypoglycemic agent containing the zinc complex, a pharmaceutical preparation containing the complex and useful for the prevention and treatment of diabetes and a food such as a health food and a health supplement containing the complex.
The invention relates to a hypoglycemia agent containing a zinc (II) organic complex having a ligand composed of a compound selected from aminoalkylpyridines, bis-optically active amino acids, bisaminoalkylcarboxylic acids, oligopeptides, oligo-pseudopeptides, disubstituted aminocarboxylic acids, α and β-oxycarboxylic acids, vitamins, glutamine derivatives, etc., a pharmaceutical composition containing the complex and useful as an agent for the treatment of diabetes, and foods such as health foods and health supplements containing the complex.
SAKURAI HIROSHI
YOSHIKAWA YUTAKA
