Discovery and optimization of 5-(2-((1-(phenylsulfonyl)-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroquinolin-7-yl)oxy)pyridin-4-yl)-1,2,4-oxadiazoles as novel gpr119 agonists
作者:Yingcai Wang、Ming Yu、Jiang Zhu、Jian (Ken) Zhang、Frank Kayser、Julio C. Medina、Karen Siegler、Marion Conn、Bei Shan、Mark P. Grillo、Jiwen (Jim) Liu、Peter Coward
DOI:10.1016/j.bmcl.2013.12.127
日期:2014.2
We describe the discovery and optimization of 5-(2-((1-(phenylsulfonyl)-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroquinolin-7-yl)oxy)pyridin-4-yl)-1,2,4-oxadiazoles as novel agonists of GPR119. Previously described aniline 2 had suboptimal efficacy in signaling assays using cynomolgus monkey (cyno) GPR119 making evaluation of the target in preclinical models difficult. Replacement of the aniline ring with a tetrahydroquinoline ring constrained the rotation of the aniline C-N bond and gave compounds with increased efficacy on human and cyno receptors. Additional optimization led to the discovery of 10, which possesses higher free fraction in plasma and improved pharmacokinetic properties in rat and cyno compared to 2. (C) 2014 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.