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ID: ALA1147994

Journal: Bioorg Med Chem Lett

Title: Rational design of a novel, potent, and orally bioavailable cyclohexylamine DPP-4 inhibitor by application of molecular modeling and X-ray crystallography of sitagliptin.

Authors: Biftu T, Scapin G, Singh S, Feng D, Becker JW, Eiermann G, He H, Lyons K, Patel S, Petrov A, Sinha-Roy R, Zhang B, Wu J, Zhang X, Doss GA, Thornberry NA, Weber AE.

Abstract: Molecular modeling was used to design a rigid analog of sitagliptin 1. The X-ray crystal structure of sitagliptin bound to DPP-4 suggested that the central beta-amino butyl amide moiety could be replaced with a cyclohexylamine group. This was confirmed by structural analysis and the resulting analog 2a was synthesized and found to be a potent DPP-4 inhibitor (IC(50)=21 nM) with excellent in vivo activity and pharmacokinetic profile.

CiteXplore: 17433672

DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2007.03.095