The architecture of hydrogen and sulfur sigma-hole interactions explain differences in the inhibitory potency of C-beta-d-glucopyranosyl thiazoles, imidazoles and an N-beta-d glucopyranosyl tetrazole for human liver glycogen phosphorylase and offer new insights to structure-based design.
Kyriakis, E., Karra, A.G., Papaioannou, O., Solovou, T., Skamnaki, V.T., Liggri, P.G.V., Zographos, S.E., Szennyes, E., Bokor, E., Kun, S., Psarra, A.G., Somsak, L., Leonidas, D.D.(2020) Bioorg Med Chem 28: 115196-115196
- PubMed: 31767404 
- DOI: 10.1016/j.bmc.2019.115196
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
6S4P, 6S51, 6S4O, 6S4R, 6S52, 6S4H, 6S4K - PubMed Abstract: 
C-Glucopyranosyl imidazoles, thiazoles, and an N-glucopyranosyl tetrazole were assessed in vitro and ex vivo for their inhibitory efficiency against isoforms of glycogen phosphorylase (GP; a validated pharmacological target for the development of anti-hyperglycaemic agents) ...