[EN] 5-SUBSTITUTED-PYRAZINE OR PYRIDINE GLUCOKINASE ACTIVATORS [FR] ACTIVATEURS DE LA GLUCOKINASE A BASE DE PYRAZINE OU DE PYRIDINE SUBSTITUEES EN POSITION 5
2,3-Di-substituted N-heteroaromatic propionamides with said substitution at the 3-position being a substituted phenyl group and at the 2-position being a methyl cycloalkyl ring, said propionamides being glucokinase activators which increase insulin secretion in the treatment of type II diabetes.
The present invention provides a compound according to formula I
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where the substituent designations are provided in the specification. Pharmaceutical compositions comprising a compound according to formula I are also provided.