Pyrimidone-based series of glucokinase activators with alternative donor–acceptor motif
作者:Kevin J. Filipski、Angel Guzman-Perez、Jianwei Bian、Christian Perreault、Gary E. Aspnes、Mary T. Didiuk、Robert L. Dow、Richard F. Hank、Christopher S. Jones、Robert J. Maguire、Meihua Tu、Dongxiang Zeng、Shenping Liu、John D. Knafels、John Litchfield、Karen Atkinson、David R. Derksen、Francis Bourbonais、Ketan S. Gajiwala、Michael Hickey、Theodore O. Johnson、Paul S. Humphries、Jeffrey A. Pfefferkorn
DOI:10.1016/j.bmcl.2013.06.036
日期:2013.8
Glucokinase activators are a class of experimental agents under investigation as a therapy for Type 2 diabetes mellitus. An X-ray crystal structure of a modestly potent agent revealed the potential to substitute the common heterocyclic amide donor-acceptor motif for a pyridone moiety. We have successfully demonstrated that both pyridone and pyrimidone heterocycles can be used as a potent donor-acceptor substituent. Several sub-micromolar analogs that possess the desired partial activator profile were synthesized and characterized. Unfortunately, the most potent activators suffered from sub-optimal pharmacokinetic properties. Nonetheless, these donor-acceptor motifs may find utility in other glucokinase activator series or beyond. (C) 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.