Discovery of 2-pyridylureas as glucokinase activators.
Hinklin, R.J., Aicher, T.D., Anderson, D.A., Baer, B.R., Boyd, S.A., Condroski, K.R., DeWolf, W.E., Kraser, C.F., McVean, M., Rhodes, S.P., Sturgis, H.L., Voegtli, W.C., Williams, L., Houze, J.B.(2014) J Med Chem 57: 8180-8186
- PubMed: 25203462 
- DOI: 10.1021/jm501204z
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
4RCH - PubMed Abstract: 
Glucokinase (GK) is the rate-limiting step for insulin release from the pancreas in response to high levels of glucose. Flux through GK also contributes to reducing hepatic glucose output. Since many individuals with type 2 diabetes appear to have an inadequacy or defect in one or both of these processes, identifying compounds that can allosterically activate GK may address this issue ...