Design, synthesis and SAR of novel glucokinase activators.
Cheruvallath, Z.S., Gwaltney, S.L., Sabat, M., Tang, M., Feng, J., Wang, H., Miura, J., Guntupalli, P., Jennings, A., Hosfield, D., Lee, B., Wu, Y.(2013) Bioorg.Med.Chem.Lett. 23: 2166-2171
- PubMed: 23434031 
- DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2013.01.093
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
- PubMed Abstract: 
Guided by co-crystal structures of compounds 15, 22 and 30, an SBDD approach led to the discovery of the 6-methyl pyridone series as a novel class of GKAs that potently activate GK in enzyme and cell assays. Anti-diabetic OGTT efficacy was demonstrat ...