Download full text in PDF Opens in a new window. Article suggestions will be shown in a dialog on return to ScienceDirect. ... Please enable JavaScript to use all the features on this page. ... J-104,118, a novel and potent inhibitor of squalene synthase, was synthesized stereoselectively. The chiral amine 1 was efficiently synthesized by Sharpless asymmetric dihydroxylation as a key reaction. ... J-104,118, a novel, potent inhibitor of squalene synthase, was ...