Discovery of a Potent and Selective DGAT1 Inhibitor with a Piperidinyl-oxy-cyclohexanecarboxylic Acid Moiety
摘要:
We report the discovery of a novel series of DGAT1 inhibitors in the benzimidazole class with a piperdinyl-oxy-cyclohexanecarboxylic acid moiety. This novel series possesses significantly improved selectivity against the A(2A) receptor, no ACAT1 off-target activity at 10 mu M, and higher aqueous solubility and free fraction in plasma as compared to the previously reported pyridyl-oxy-cyclohexanecarboxylic acid series. In particular, 5B was shown to possess an excellent selectivity profile by screening it against a panel of more than 100 biological targets. Compound 5B significantly reduces lipid excursion in LTT in mouse and rat, demonstrates DGAT1 mediated reduction of food intake and body weight in mice, is negative in a 3-strain Ames test, and appears to distribute preferentially in the liver and the intestine in mice. We believe this lead series possesses significant potential to identify optimized compounds for clinical development.
A biocatalytic/reductive etherification approach to substituted piperidinyl ethers
作者:Jeffrey T. Kuethe、Jacob M. Janey、Matthew Truppo、Juan Arredondo、Tao Li、Kelvin Yong、Shuwen He
DOI:10.1016/j.tet.2014.04.064
日期:2014.7
synthetically useful protocol has been developed for the preparation of highly functionalized piperidinyl ethers. Biocatalytic reduction of cyclhexanones 7, 10, and 14 allows for the preparation of both cis- and trans diastereomers with an extremely high degree of stereochemical control. Reductive etherification of the corresponding trimethylsilylethers with 1-(benzyloxycarbonyl)-4-piperidinone 17 in the presence
Described herein are compounds of formula (I), The compounds of formula I act as DGAT1 inhibitors and can be useful in preventing, treating or acting as a remedial agent for hyperlipidemia, diabetes mellitus and obesity.