The object of the present invention is to provide a compound having a glucokinase-activating effect.A pharmaceutical composition comprising a compound represented by the general formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof as an active ingredient:whereinX means a nitrogen atom or CR6, wherein R6 means a hydrogen atom or a halogen atom；R1 means a hydrogen atom, a C1-C6 alkyl group, a C1-C6 alkoxy group or a C1-C6 alkylthio group；R2 means a hydrogen atom or a fluorine atom；R3 means a hydrogen atom or a C1-C6 alkyl group； andone of R4 and R5 means a hydrogen atom or a C1-C6 alkyl group, and the other means a C1-C6 alkylenecarboxylic acid, a C1-C6 alkylsulfonyl group, a C1-C6 alkylcarbonyl group, or CONH2.
