Design, Synthesis and Evaluation of Novel Derivatives of Orotic Acid Amide as Potent Glucokinase Activators
作者:Leilei Zhang、Shengquan Hu、Lei Lei、Yuliang Zhang、Lijing Zhang、Hongrui Song、Zhufang Shen、Zhiqiang Feng
DOI:10.2174/1570180813666161013150056
日期:2017.1.26
Background: Glucokinase activators (GKAs) represent a promising opportunity for the treatment of type 2 diabetes due to the fact that glucokinase (GK) is a key regulator of glucose homeostasis. Method: Based on structure-based design strategies, a series of novel orotic acid amide derivatives have been synthesized. Lead optimization led to the discovery of several active compounds via in vitro enzyme
背景:葡糖激酶激活剂(GKA)代表了治疗2型糖尿病的有前途的机会,因为葡糖激酶(GK)是葡萄糖稳态的关键调节剂。 方法:基于结构设计策略,合成了一系列新颖的乳清酸酰胺衍生物。铅的优化导致通过体外酶分析发现了几种活性化合物。与阳性对照化合物GKA22相比,化合物10j,11h和11i表现出相同或什至更高的活性。此外,化合物11i的对接模拟进一步表明酰胺的氢原子和嘧啶的氮原子均通过氢键与Arg63结合。 结果:在2-甲氧基-1-甲基-乙氧基部分的两个氧原子与Thr65之间还观察到氢键相互作用。分子的两端均固定在葡萄糖激酶的变构口袋中,有利于保持活性构象。