Discovery of Novel Tricyclic Heterocycles as Potent and Selective DPP-4 Inhibitors for the Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes.
Wu, W.L., Hao, J., Domalski, M., Burnett, D.A., Pissarnitski, D., Zhao, Z., Stamford, A., Scapin, G., Gao, Y.D., Soriano, A., Kelly, T.M., Yao, Z., Powles, M.A., Chen, S., Mei, H., Hwa, J.(2016) ACS Med Chem Lett 7: 498-501
- PubMed: 27190600 
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/acsmedchemlett.6b00027
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
5I7U - PubMed Abstract: 
In our efforts to develop second generation DPP-4 inhibitors, we endeavored to identify distinct structures with long-acting (once weekly) potential. Taking advantage of X-ray cocrystal structures of sitagliptin and other DPP-4 inhibitors, such as alogliptin and linagliptin bound to DPP-4, and aided by molecular modeling, we designed several series of heterocyclic compounds as initial targets ...