| Literature DB >> 25516785 |
Xiaohui Du1, Ronald J Hinklin2, Yumei Xiong1, Paul Dransfield1, Jaehyeon Park1, Todd J Kohn1, Vatee Pattaropong1, SuJen Lai1, Zice Fu1, Xianyun Jiao1, David Chow1, Lixia Jin1, Jasmine Davda1, Murielle M Veniant3, Deborah A Anderson2, Brian R Baer2, Josef R Bencsik2, Steven A Boyd2, Mark Joseph Chicarelli2, Peter J Mohr2, Bin Wang2, Kevin R Condroski2, Walter E DeWolf2, Marion Conn1, Thanhvien Tran1, Jerry Yang1, Thomas D Aicher2, Julio C Medina1, Peter Coward1, Jonathan B Houze1.
Abstract
Glucokinase (GK) activators represent a class of type 2 diabetes therapeutics actively pursued due to the central role that GK plays in regulating glucose homeostasis. Herein we report a novel C5-alkyl-2-methylurea-substituted pyridine series of GK activators derived from our previously reported thiazolylamino pyridine series. Our efforts in optimizing potency, enzyme kinetic properties, and metabolic stability led to the identification of compound 26 (AM-9514). This analogue showed a favorable combination of in vitro potency, enzyme kinetic properties, acceptable pharmacokinetic profiles in preclinical species, and robust efficacy in a rodent PD model.Entities:
Keywords: GKA; Type 2 diabetes; glucokinase activator; methyl urea-substituted pyridines
Year: 2014 PMID: 25516785 PMCID: PMC4265826 DOI: 10.1021/ml500341w
Source DB: PubMed Journal: ACS Med Chem Lett ISSN: 1948-5875 Impact factor: 4.345