A compound represented by the formula (1) [A represents a
nitrogen-containing saturated ring; m represents an integer of 0 to 2; n
represents an integer of 1 to 4; G.sup.1 represents hydrogen atom,
chlorine atom, hydroxyl group, an alkoxy group, or amino group; G.sup.2
represents a halogen atom, hydroxyl group, cyano group, carboxy group, an
alkyl group, an alkenyl group, and the like; G.sup.3 represents hydrogen
atom, a halogen atom, hydroxyl group, cyano group, carboxy group, an
alkyl group, an alkenyl group, and the like; G.sup.4 represents hydroxyl
group, or --N(R.sup.1)(R.sup.2) (R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 represent hydrogen
atom, an alkyl group, an aralkyl group, an alkenyl group, an alkynyl
group, or a saturated heterocyclic group); G.sup.5 is a substituent on a
ring-constituting carbon atom of A, and represents hydrogen atom,
fluorine atom, or an alkyl group] or a salt thereof, or a derivative
thereof that is a prodrug, which potently inhibits phosphorylation of the
myosin regulatory light chain. ##STR00001##