Novel Series of Potent Glucokinase Activators Leading to the Discovery of AM-2394
作者:Paul J. Dransfield、Vatee Pattaropong、Sujen Lai、Zice Fu、Todd J. Kohn、Xiaohui Du、Alan Cheng、Yumei Xiong、Renee Komorowski、Lixia Jin、Marion Conn、Eric Tien、Walter E. DeWolf、Ronald J. Hinklin、Thomas D. Aicher、Christopher F. Kraser、Steven A. Boyd、Walter C. Voegtli、Kevin R. Condroski、Murielle Veniant-Ellison、Julio C. Medina、Jonathan Houze、Peter Coward
DOI:10.1021/acsmedchemlett.6b00140
日期:2016.7.14
Glucokinase (GK) catalyzes the phosphorylation of glucose to glucose-6-phosphate. We present the structure-activity relationships leading to the discovery of AM-2394, a structurally distinct GKA. AM-2394 activates GK with an EC50 of 60 nM, increases the affinity of GK for glucose by approximately 10-fold, exhibits moderate clearance and good oral bioavailability in multiple animal models, and lowers glucose excursion following an oral glucose tolerance test in an ob/ob mouse model of diabetes.