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Paul A, Nahar S, Nahata P, Sarkar A, Maji A, Samanta A, Karmakar S, Maity TK. Synthetic GPR40/FFAR1 agonists: An exhaustive survey on the most recent chemical classes and their structure-activity relationships. Eur J Med Chem 2024; 264:115990. [PMID: 38039791 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2023.115990] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2023] [Revised: 11/18/2023] [Accepted: 11/20/2023] [Indexed: 12/03/2023]
Abstract
Free fatty acid receptor 1 (FFAR1 or GPR40) is a potential target for treating type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and related disorders that have been extensively researched for many years. GPR40/FFAR1 is a promising anti-diabetic target because it can activate insulin, promoting glucose metabolism. It controls T2DM by regulating glucose levels in the body through two separate mechanisms: glucose-stimulated insulin secretion and incretin production. In the last few years, various synthetic GPR40/FFAR1 agonists have been discovered that fall under several chemical classes, viz. phenylpropionic acid, phenoxyacetic acid, and dihydrobenzofuran acetic acid. However, only a few synthetic agonists have entered clinical trials due to various shortcomings like poor efficacy, low lipophilicity and toxicity issues. As a result, pharmaceutical firms and research institutions are interested in developing synthetic GPR40/FFAR1 agonists with superior effectiveness, lipophilicity, and safety profiles. This review encompasses the most recent research on synthetic GPR40/FFAR1 agonists, including their chemical classes, design strategies and structure-activity relationships. Additionally, we have emphasised the structural characteristics of the most potent GPR40/FFAR1 agonists from each chemical class of synthetic derivatives and analysed their chemico-biological interactions. This work will hopefully pave the way for developing more potent and selective synthetic GPR40/FFAR1 agonists for treating T2DM and related disorders.
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- Abhik Paul
- Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, Jadavpur University, West Bengal, Kolkata, 700 032, India.
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, Jadavpur University, West Bengal, Kolkata, 700 032, India.
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, Jadavpur University, West Bengal, Kolkata, 700 032, India.
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, Jadavpur University, West Bengal, Kolkata, 700 032, India; Bioequivalence Study Centre, Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, Jadavpur University, Kolkata, 700032, India.
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, Jadavpur University, West Bengal, Kolkata, 700 032, India.
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, Jadavpur University, West Bengal, Kolkata, 700 032, India.
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, Jadavpur University, West Bengal, Kolkata, 700 032, India; Bioequivalence Study Centre, Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, Jadavpur University, Kolkata, 700032, India.
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, Jadavpur University, West Bengal, Kolkata, 700 032, India.
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Saldívar-González FI, Navarrete-Vázquez G, Medina-Franco JL. Design of a multi-target focused library for antidiabetic targets using a comprehensive set of chemical transformation rules. Front Pharmacol 2023; 14:1276444. [PMID: 38027021 PMCID: PMC10651762 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2023.1276444] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2023] [Accepted: 10/16/2023] [Indexed: 12/01/2023] Open
Abstract
Virtual small molecule libraries are valuable resources for identifying bioactive compounds in virtual screening campaigns and improving the quality of libraries in terms of physicochemical properties, complexity, and structural diversity. In this context, the computational-aided design of libraries focused against antidiabetic targets can provide novel alternatives for treating type II diabetes mellitus (T2DM). In this work, we integrated the information generated to date on compounds with antidiabetic activity, advances in computational methods, and knowledge of chemical transformations available in the literature to design multi-target compound libraries focused on T2DM. We evaluated the novelty and diversity of the newly generated library by comparing it with antidiabetic compounds approved for clinical use, natural products, and multi-target compounds tested in vivo in experimental antidiabetic models. The designed libraries are freely available and are a valuable starting point for drug design, chemical synthesis, and biological evaluation or further computational filtering. Also, the compendium of 280 transformation rules identified in a medicinal chemistry context is made available in the linear notation SMIRKS for use in other chemical library enumeration or hit optimization approaches.
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- Fernanda I. Saldívar-González
- Department of Pharmacy, DIFACQUIM Research Group, School of Chemistry, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Department of Pharmacy, DIFACQUIM Research Group, School of Chemistry, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City, Mexico
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Khusnutdinova AN, Batyrova KA, Brown G, Fedorchuk T, Chai YS, Skarina T, Flick R, Petit AP, Savchenko A, Stogios P, Yakunin AF. Structural insights into hydrolytic defluorination of difluoroacetate by microbial fluoroacetate dehalogenases. FEBS J 2023; 290:4966-4983. [PMID: 37437000 DOI: 10.1111/febs.16903] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2023] [Revised: 06/19/2023] [Accepted: 07/10/2023] [Indexed: 07/14/2023]
Abstract
Fluorine forms the strongest single bond to carbon with the highest bond dissociation energy among natural products. However, fluoroacetate dehalogenases (FADs) have been shown to hydrolyze this bond in fluoroacetate under mild reaction conditions. Furthermore, two recent studies demonstrated that the FAD RPA1163 from Rhodopseudomonas palustris can also accept bulkier substrates. In this study, we explored the substrate promiscuity of microbial FADs and their ability to defluorinate polyfluorinated organic acids. Enzymatic screening of eight purified dehalogenases with reported fluoroacetate defluorination activity revealed significant hydrolytic activity against difluoroacetate in three proteins. Product analysis using liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry identified glyoxylic acid as the final product of enzymatic DFA defluorination. The crystal structures of DAR3835 from Dechloromonas aromatica and NOS0089 from Nostoc sp. were determined in the apo-state along with the DAR3835 H274N glycolyl intermediate. Structure-based site-directed mutagenesis of DAR3835 demonstrated a key role for the catalytic triad and other active site residues in the defluorination of both fluoroacetate and difluoroacetate. Computational analysis of the dimer structures of DAR3835, NOS0089, and RPA1163 indicated the presence of one substrate access tunnel in each protomer. Moreover, protein-ligand docking simulations suggested similar catalytic mechanisms for the defluorination of both fluoroacetate and difluoroacetate, with difluoroacetate being defluorinated via two consecutive defluorination reactions producing glyoxylate as the final product. Thus, our findings provide molecular insights into substrate promiscuity and catalytic mechanism of FADs, which are promising biocatalysts for applications in synthetic chemistry and bioremediation of fluorochemicals.
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- Anna N Khusnutdinova
- Department of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry, University of Toronto, ON, Canada
- Institute of Basic Biological Problems, Russian Academy of Sciences, Pushchino, Russia
- Biological Chemistry and Drug Discovery Division, School of Life Sciences, University of Dundee, UK
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry, University of Toronto, ON, Canada
- Institute of Basic Biological Problems, Russian Academy of Sciences, Pushchino, Russia
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry, University of Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry, University of Toronto, ON, Canada
- Institute of Basic Biological Problems, Russian Academy of Sciences, Pushchino, Russia
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry, University of Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry, University of Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry, University of Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry, University of Toronto, ON, Canada
- Biological Chemistry and Drug Discovery Division, School of Life Sciences, University of Dundee, UK
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry, University of Toronto, ON, Canada
- Department of Microbiology, Immunology & Infectious Diseases, Health Research Innovation Centre, University of Calgary, AB, Canada
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry, University of Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry, University of Toronto, ON, Canada
- Centre for Environmental Biotechnology, School of Natural Sciences, Bangor University, UK
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Kong W, Bao Y, Lu L, Han Z, Zhong Y, Zhang R, Li Y, Yin G. Base-Modulated 1,3-Regio- and Stereoselective Carboboration of Cyclohexenes. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2023; 62:e202308041. [PMID: 37428115 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202308041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2023] [Revised: 07/10/2023] [Accepted: 07/10/2023] [Indexed: 07/11/2023]
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While chain-walking stimulates wide interest in both polymerization and organic synthesis, site- and stereoselective control of chain-walking on rings is still a challenging task in the realm of organometallic catalysis. Inspired by a controllable chain-walking on cyclohexane rings in olefin polymerization, we have developed a set of chain-walking carboborations of cyclohexenes based on nickel catalysis. Different from the 1,4-trans-selectivity disclosed in polymer science, a high level of 1,3-regio- and cis-stereoselectivity is obtained in our reactions. Mechanistically, we discovery that the base affects the reduction ability of B2 pin2 and different bases lead to different catalytic cycles and different regioselective products (1,2- Vs 1,3-addition). This study provides a concise and modular method for the synthesis of 1,3-disubstituted cyclohexylboron compounds. The incorporation of a readily modifiable boronate group greatly enhances the value of this method, the synthetic potential of which was highlighted by the synthesis of a series of high-valued commercial chemicals and pharmaceutically interesting molecules.
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- Weiyu Kong
- The Institute for Advanced Studies, Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei, 430072, P. R. China
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- The Institute for Advanced Studies, Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei, 430072, P. R. China
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- The Institute for Advanced Studies, Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei, 430072, P. R. China
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- The Institute for Advanced Studies, Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei, 430072, P. R. China
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- The Institute for Advanced Studies, Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei, 430072, P. R. China
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- Core Facility of Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei, 430072, P. R. China
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- Shanghai AI Laboratory, Shanghai, 200030, P. R. China
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- The Institute for Advanced Studies, Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei, 430072, P. R. China
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Chen C, Guo SM, Sun Y, Li H, Hu N, Yao K, Ni H, Xia Z, Xu B, Xie X, Long YQ. Discovery of orally effective and safe GPR40 agonists by incorporating a chiral, rigid and polar sulfoxide into β-position to the carboxylic acid. Eur J Med Chem 2023; 251:115267. [PMID: 36933395 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2023.115267] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2022] [Revised: 02/28/2023] [Accepted: 03/07/2023] [Indexed: 03/12/2023]
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GPR40 is primarily expressed in pancreatic islet β-cells, and its activation by endogenous ligands of medium to long-chain free fatty acids or synthetic agonists is clinically proved to improve glycemic control by stimulating glucose-dependent insulin secretion. However, most of the reported agonists are highly lipophilic, which might cause lipotoxicity and the off-target effects in CNS. Particularly, the withdrawal of TAK-875 from clinical trials phase III due to liver toxicity concern threw doubt over the long-term safety of targeting GPR40. Improving the efficacy and the selectivity, thus enlarging the therapeutic window would provide an alternative to develop safe GPR40-targeted therapeutics. Herein, by employing an innovative "three-in-one" pharmacophore drug design strategy, the optimal structural features for GPR40 agonist was integrated into one functional group of sulfoxide, which was incorporated into the β-position of the propanoic acid core pharmacophore. As a result, the conformational constraint, polarity as well as chirality endowed by the sulfoxide significantly enhanced the efficacy, selectivity and ADMET properties of the novel (S)- 2-(phenylsulfinyl)acetic acid-based GPR40 agonists. The lead compounds (S)-4a and (S)-4s exhibited robust plasma glucose-lowering effects and insulinotropic action during an oral glucose tolerance test in C57/BL6 mice, excellent pharmacokinetic profile and little hepatobiliary transporter inhibition, marginal cell toxicities against human primary hepatocyte at 100 μM.
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- Cheng Chen
- College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Soochow University, 199 Renai Road, Suzhou, 215123, China; Department of Chemistry, Shanghai University, 99 Shangda Road, Shanghai, 200444, China; State Key Laboratory of Drug Research, National Center for Drug Screening, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 201203, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Drug Research, National Center for Drug Screening, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 201203, China
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- College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Soochow University, 199 Renai Road, Suzhou, 215123, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Drug Research, National Center for Drug Screening, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 201203, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, the Third Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, 185 Juqian Street, Changzhou, 213003, China
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- College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Soochow University, 199 Renai Road, Suzhou, 215123, China
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- College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Soochow University, 199 Renai Road, Suzhou, 215123, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Drug Research, National Center for Drug Screening, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 201203, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 19A Yuquan Road, Beijing, 100049, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Shanghai University, 99 Shangda Road, Shanghai, 200444, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Drug Research, National Center for Drug Screening, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 201203, China.
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- College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Soochow University, 199 Renai Road, Suzhou, 215123, China; Department of Pharmacy, the Third Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, 185 Juqian Street, Changzhou, 213003, China.
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Jurica EA, Wu X, Williams KN, Haque LE, Rampulla RA, Mathur A, Zhou M, Cao G, Cai H, Wang T, Liu H, Xu C, Kunselman LK, Antrilli TM, Hicks MB, Sun Q, Dierks EA, Apedo A, Moore DB, Foster KA, Cvijic ME, Panemangalore R, Khandelwal P, Wilkes JJ, Zinker BA, Robertson DG, Janovitz EB, Galella M, Li YX, Li J, Ramar T, Jalagam PR, Jayaram R, Whaley JM, Barrish JC, Robl JA, Ewing WR, Ellsworth BA. Optimization of Physicochemical Properties of Pyrrolidine GPR40 AgoPAMs Results in a Differentiated Profile with Improved Pharmacokinetics and Reduced Off-Target Activities. Bioorg Med Chem 2023; 85:117273. [PMID: 37030194 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmc.2023.117273] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2023] [Revised: 03/24/2023] [Accepted: 03/28/2023] [Indexed: 04/05/2023]
Abstract
GPR40 AgoPAMs are highly effective antidiabetic agents that have a dual mechanism of action, stimulating both glucose-dependent insulin and GLP-1 secretion. The early lipophilic, aromatic pyrrolidine and dihydropyrazole GPR40 AgoPAMs from our laboratory were highly efficacious in lowering plasma glucose levels in rodents but possessed off-target activities and triggered rebound hyperglycemia in rats at high doses. A focus on increasing molecular complexity through saturation and chirality in combination with reducing polarity for the pyrrolidine AgoPAM chemotype resulted in the discovery of compound 46, which shows significantly reduced off-target activities as well as improved aqueous solubility, rapid absorption, and linear PK. In vivo, compound 46 significantly lowers plasma glucose levels in rats during an oral glucose challenge yet does not demonstrate the reactive hyperglycemia effect at high doses that was observed with earlier GPR40 AgoPAMs.
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- Elizabeth A Jurica
- Research and Development, Bristol Myers Squibb, Co., P.O. Box 4000, Princeton, NJ 08543-4000, United States.
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- Research and Development, Bristol Myers Squibb, Co., P.O. Box 4000, Princeton, NJ 08543-4000, United States
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- Research and Development, Bristol Myers Squibb, Co., P.O. Box 4000, Princeton, NJ 08543-4000, United States
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- Research and Development, Bristol Myers Squibb, Co., P.O. Box 4000, Princeton, NJ 08543-4000, United States
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- Research and Development, Bristol Myers Squibb, Co., P.O. Box 4000, Princeton, NJ 08543-4000, United States
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- Research and Development, Bristol Myers Squibb, Co., P.O. Box 4000, Princeton, NJ 08543-4000, United States
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- Research and Development, Bristol Myers Squibb, Co., P.O. Box 4000, Princeton, NJ 08543-4000, United States
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- Research and Development, Bristol Myers Squibb, Co., P.O. Box 4000, Princeton, NJ 08543-4000, United States
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- Research and Development, Bristol Myers Squibb, Co., P.O. Box 4000, Princeton, NJ 08543-4000, United States
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- Research and Development, Bristol Myers Squibb, Co., P.O. Box 4000, Princeton, NJ 08543-4000, United States
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- Research and Development, Bristol Myers Squibb, Co., P.O. Box 4000, Princeton, NJ 08543-4000, United States
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- Research and Development, Bristol Myers Squibb, Co., P.O. Box 4000, Princeton, NJ 08543-4000, United States
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- Research and Development, Bristol Myers Squibb, Co., P.O. Box 4000, Princeton, NJ 08543-4000, United States
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- Research and Development, Bristol Myers Squibb, Co., P.O. Box 4000, Princeton, NJ 08543-4000, United States
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- Research and Development, Bristol Myers Squibb, Co., P.O. Box 4000, Princeton, NJ 08543-4000, United States
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- Research and Development, Bristol Myers Squibb, Co., P.O. Box 4000, Princeton, NJ 08543-4000, United States
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- Research and Development, Bristol Myers Squibb, Co., P.O. Box 4000, Princeton, NJ 08543-4000, United States
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- Research and Development, Bristol Myers Squibb, Co., P.O. Box 4000, Princeton, NJ 08543-4000, United States
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- Research and Development, Bristol Myers Squibb, Co., P.O. Box 4000, Princeton, NJ 08543-4000, United States
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- Research and Development, Bristol Myers Squibb, Co., P.O. Box 4000, Princeton, NJ 08543-4000, United States
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- Research and Development, Bristol Myers Squibb, Co., P.O. Box 4000, Princeton, NJ 08543-4000, United States
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- Research and Development, Bristol Myers Squibb, Co., P.O. Box 4000, Princeton, NJ 08543-4000, United States
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- Research and Development, Bristol Myers Squibb, Co., P.O. Box 4000, Princeton, NJ 08543-4000, United States
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- Research and Development, Bristol Myers Squibb, Co., P.O. Box 4000, Princeton, NJ 08543-4000, United States
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- Research and Development, Bristol Myers Squibb, Co., P.O. Box 4000, Princeton, NJ 08543-4000, United States
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- Research and Development, Bristol Myers Squibb, Co., P.O. Box 4000, Princeton, NJ 08543-4000, United States
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- Research and Development, Bristol Myers Squibb, Co., P.O. Box 4000, Princeton, NJ 08543-4000, United States
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- Research and Development, Bristol Myers Squibb, Co., P.O. Box 4000, Princeton, NJ 08543-4000, United States
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- Research and Development, Bristol Myers Squibb, Co., P.O. Box 4000, Princeton, NJ 08543-4000, United States
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- Research and Development, Bristol Myers Squibb, Co., P.O. Box 4000, Princeton, NJ 08543-4000, United States
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- Research and Development, Bristol Myers Squibb, Co., P.O. Box 4000, Princeton, NJ 08543-4000, United States
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- Research and Development, Bristol Myers Squibb, Co., P.O. Box 4000, Princeton, NJ 08543-4000, United States
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- Research and Development, Bristol Myers Squibb, Co., P.O. Box 4000, Princeton, NJ 08543-4000, United States
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- Research and Development, Bristol Myers Squibb, Co., P.O. Box 4000, Princeton, NJ 08543-4000, United States
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- Research and Development, Bristol Myers Squibb, Co., P.O. Box 4000, Princeton, NJ 08543-4000, United States
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- Research and Development, Bristol Myers Squibb, Co., P.O. Box 4000, Princeton, NJ 08543-4000, United States
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- Research and Development, Bristol Myers Squibb, Co., P.O. Box 4000, Princeton, NJ 08543-4000, United States
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- Research and Development, Bristol Myers Squibb, Co., P.O. Box 4000, Princeton, NJ 08543-4000, United States
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Li S, Zhang D, Zhang R, Bai S, Zhang X. Rhodium‐Catalyzed Chemo‐, Regio‐ and Enantioselective Hydroformylation of Cyclopropyl‐Functionalized Trisubstituted Alkenes. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022; 61:e202206577. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.202206577] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2022] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Shuailong Li
- Department of Chemistry and Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Small Molecule Drug Discovery and Synthesis Southern University of Science and Technology 1088 Xueyuan Road Shenzhen 518055 China
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- Department of Chemistry and Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Small Molecule Drug Discovery and Synthesis Southern University of Science and Technology 1088 Xueyuan Road Shenzhen 518055 China
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- Department of Chemistry and Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Small Molecule Drug Discovery and Synthesis Southern University of Science and Technology 1088 Xueyuan Road Shenzhen 518055 China
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- Department of Chemistry and Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Small Molecule Drug Discovery and Synthesis Southern University of Science and Technology 1088 Xueyuan Road Shenzhen 518055 China
- Academy for Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies and Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Catalysis Southern University of Science and Technology 1088 Xueyuan Road Shenzhen 518055 China
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- Department of Chemistry and Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Small Molecule Drug Discovery and Synthesis Southern University of Science and Technology 1088 Xueyuan Road Shenzhen 518055 China
- Academy for Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies and Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Catalysis Southern University of Science and Technology 1088 Xueyuan Road Shenzhen 518055 China
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Li S, Zhang D, Zhang R, Bai S, Zhang X. Chemo‐, Regio‐ and Enantioselective Hydroformylation of Cyclopropyl‐Functionalized Trisubstituted Alkenes. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202206577] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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- Shuailong Li
- Southern University of Science and Technology Department of Chemistry and Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Small Molecule Drug Discovery and Synthesis CHINA
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- Southern University of Science and Technology Department of Biology Department of Chemistry and Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Small Molecule Drug Discovery and Synthesis CHINA
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- Southern University of Science and Technology Department of Chemistry and Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Small Molecule Drug Discovery and Synthesis CHINA
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- Southern University of Science and Technology Department of Chemistry, Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Small Molecule Drug Discovery and Synthesis, Academy for Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies and Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Catalysis Xueyuan BlvdNo.1088 518055 Shenzhen CHINA
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- Southern University of Science and Technology Chemistry 1088 Xueyuan Avenue 518055 Shenzhen CHINA
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Rady B, Liu J, Huang H, Bakaj I, Qi J, Lee SP, Martin T, Norquay L, Player M, Pocai A. A FFAR1 full agonist restores islet function in models of impaired glucose-stimulated insulin secretion and diabetic non-human primates. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 2022; 13:1061688. [PMID: 36482991 PMCID: PMC9723222 DOI: 10.3389/fendo.2022.1061688] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2022] [Accepted: 10/28/2022] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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The free fatty acid receptor 1 (FFAR1/GPR40) mediates fatty acid-induced insulin secretion from pancreatic β-cells. At least 3 distinct binding sites exist on the FFAR1 receptor and numerous synthetic ligands have been investigated for their anti-diabetic actions. Fasiglifam, binds to site-1 and stimulates intra-cellular calcium release and improves glycemic control in diabetic patients. Recently, small molecule FFAR1 agonists were discovered which bind to site-3, stimulating both intra-cellular calcium and cAMP, resulting in insulin and glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) secretion. The ability of our site-3 FFAR1 agonist (compound A) to control blood glucose was evaluated in spontaneously diabetic cynomolgus monkeys during an oral glucose tolerance test. In type-2 diabetic (T2D) animals, significant reductions in blood glucose and insulin were noted. To better understand the mechanism of these in vivo findings, we evaluated the effect of compound A in islets under several conditions of dysfunction. First, healthy human and non-human primate islets were treated with compound A and showed potentiation of insulin and glucagon secretion from both species. Next, we determined glucose-responsive insulin secretion under gluco-lipotoxic conditions and from islets isolated from type-2 diabetic humans. Despite a dysfunctional phenotype that failed to secrete insulin in response to glucose, site-3 FFAR1 agonism not only enhanced insulin secretion, but restored glucose responsiveness across a range of glucose concentrations. Lastly, we treated ex vivo human islets chronically with a sulfonylurea to induce secondary beta-cell failure. Again, this model showed reduced glucose-responsive insulin secretion that was restored and potentiated by site-3 FFAR1 agonism. Together these data suggest a mechanism for FFAR1 where agonists have direct effects on islet hormone secretion that can overcome a dysfunctional T2D phenotype. These unique characteristics of FFAR1 site-3 agonists make them an appealing potential therapy to treat type-2 diabetes.
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- Brian Rady
- Cardiovascular and Metabolism Discovery, Janssen Research and Development, Spring House, PA, United States
- *Correspondence: Brian Rady,
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- Cardiovascular and Metabolism Discovery, Janssen Research and Development, Spring House, PA, United States
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- Cardiovascular and Metabolism Discovery, Janssen Research and Development, Spring House, PA, United States
- Discovery Chemistry, Janssen R&D, Spring House, PA, United States
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- Cardiovascular and Metabolism Discovery, Janssen Research and Development, Spring House, PA, United States
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- Cardiovascular and Metabolism Discovery, Janssen Research and Development, Spring House, PA, United States
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- Cardiovascular and Metabolism Discovery, Janssen Research and Development, Spring House, PA, United States
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- Cardiovascular and Metabolism Discovery, Janssen Research and Development, Spring House, PA, United States
- Medical Affairs, Janssen R&D, Spring House, PA, United States
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- Cardiovascular and Metabolism Discovery, Janssen Research and Development, Spring House, PA, United States
- Business Development, Janssen R&D, Raritan, NJ, United States
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- Cardiovascular and Metabolism Discovery, Janssen Research and Development, Spring House, PA, United States
- Discovery Chemistry, Janssen R&D, Spring House, PA, United States
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- Cardiovascular and Metabolism Discovery, Janssen Research and Development, Spring House, PA, United States
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Free fatty acid receptor 1: a ray of hope in the therapy of type 2 diabetes mellitus. Inflammopharmacology 2021; 29:1625-1639. [PMID: 34669065 DOI: 10.1007/s10787-021-00879-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2021] [Accepted: 09/21/2021] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Free fatty acid receptor 1 (FFAR1) is a G-protein coupled receptor with prominent expression on pancreatic beta cells, bones, intestinal cells as well as the nerve cells. This receptor mediates a multitude of functions in the body including release of incretins, secretion of insulin as well as sensation of pain. Since FFAR1 causes secretion of insulin and regulates glucose metabolism, efforts were made to unfold its structure followed by discovering agonists for the receptor and the utilization of these agonists in the therapy of type 2 diabetes mellitus. Development of such functional FFAR1 agonists is a necessity because the currently available therapy for type 2 diabetes mellitus has numerous drawbacks, of which, the major one is hypoglycemia. Since the most prominent effect of the FFAR1 agonists is on glucose concentration in the body, so the major research is focused on treating type 2 diabetes mellitus, though the agonists could benefit other metabolic disorders and neurological disorders as well. The agonists developed so far had one major limitation, i.e., hepatotoxicity. Although, the only agonist that could reach phase 3 clinical trials was TAK-875 developed by Takeda Pharmaceuticals but it was also withdrawn due to toxic effects on the liver. Thus, there are numerous agonists for the varied binding sites of the receptor but no drug available yet. There does seem to be a ray of hope in the drugs that target FFAR1 but a lot more efforts towards drug discovery would result in the successful management of type 2 diabetes mellitus.
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Subbaiah MAM, Meanwell NA. Bioisosteres of the Phenyl Ring: Recent Strategic Applications in Lead Optimization and Drug Design. J Med Chem 2021; 64:14046-14128. [PMID: 34591488 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.1c01215] [Citation(s) in RCA: 181] [Impact Index Per Article: 60.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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The benzene moiety is the most prevalent ring system in marketed drugs, underscoring its historic popularity in drug design either as a pharmacophore or as a scaffold that projects pharmacophoric elements. However, introspective analyses of medicinal chemistry practices at the beginning of the 21st century highlighted the indiscriminate deployment of phenyl rings as an important contributor to the poor physicochemical properties of advanced molecules, which limited their prospects of being developed into effective drugs. This Perspective deliberates on the design and applications of bioisosteric replacements for a phenyl ring that have provided practical solutions to a range of developability problems frequently encountered in lead optimization campaigns. While the effect of phenyl ring replacements on compound properties is contextual in nature, bioisosteric substitution can lead to enhanced potency, solubility, and metabolic stability while reducing lipophilicity, plasma protein binding, phospholipidosis potential, and inhibition of cytochrome P450 enzymes and the hERG channel.
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- Murugaiah A M Subbaiah
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Biocon-Bristol Myers Squibb Research and Development Centre, Biocon Park, Bommasandra IV Phase, Jigani Link Road, Bangalore, Karnataka 560099, India
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- Department of Small Molecule Drug Discovery, Bristol Myers Squibb Research and Early Development, P.O. Box 4000, Princeton, New Jersey 08543-4000, United States
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Grundmann M, Bender E, Schamberger J, Eitner F. Pharmacology of Free Fatty Acid Receptors and Their Allosteric Modulators. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:ijms22041763. [PMID: 33578942 PMCID: PMC7916689 DOI: 10.3390/ijms22041763] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2021] [Revised: 02/04/2021] [Accepted: 02/06/2021] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
Abstract
The physiological function of free fatty acids (FFAs) has long been regarded as indirect in terms of their activities as educts and products in metabolic pathways. The observation that FFAs can also act as signaling molecules at FFA receptors (FFARs), a family of G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs), has changed the understanding of the interplay of metabolites and host responses. Free fatty acids of different chain lengths and saturation statuses activate FFARs as endogenous agonists via binding at the orthosteric receptor site. After FFAR deorphanization, researchers from the pharmaceutical industry as well as academia have identified several ligands targeting allosteric sites of FFARs with the aim of developing drugs to treat various diseases such as metabolic, (auto)inflammatory, infectious, endocrinological, cardiovascular, and renal disorders. GPCRs are the largest group of transmembrane proteins and constitute the most successful drug targets in medical history. To leverage the rich biology of this target class, the drug industry seeks alternative approaches to address GPCR signaling. Allosteric GPCR ligands are recognized as attractive modalities because of their auspicious pharmacological profiles compared to orthosteric ligands. While the majority of marketed GPCR drugs interact exclusively with the orthosteric binding site, allosteric mechanisms in GPCR biology stay medically underexploited, with only several allosteric ligands currently approved. This review summarizes the current knowledge on the biology of FFAR1 (GPR40), FFAR2 (GPR43), FFAR3 (GPR41), FFAR4 (GPR120), and GPR84, including structural aspects of FFAR1, and discusses the molecular pharmacology of FFAR allosteric ligands as well as the opportunities and challenges in research from the perspective of drug discovery.
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- Manuel Grundmann
- Research and Early Development, Bayer Pharmaceuticals, Bayer AG, 42096 Wuppertal, Germany;
- Correspondence:
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- Drug Discovery Sciences, Bayer Pharmaceuticals, Bayer AG, 42096 Wuppertal, Germany; (E.B.); (J.S.)
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- Drug Discovery Sciences, Bayer Pharmaceuticals, Bayer AG, 42096 Wuppertal, Germany; (E.B.); (J.S.)
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- Research and Early Development, Bayer Pharmaceuticals, Bayer AG, 42096 Wuppertal, Germany;
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Furukawa H, Miyamoto Y, Hirata Y, Watanabe K, Hitomi Y, Yoshitomi Y, Aida J, Noguchi N, Takakura N, Takami K, Miwatashi S, Hirozane Y, Hamada T, Ito R, Ookawara M, Moritoh Y, Watanabe M, Maekawa T. Design and Identification of a GPR40 Full Agonist ( SCO-267) Possessing a 2-Carbamoylphenyl Piperidine Moiety. J Med Chem 2020; 63:10352-10379. [PMID: 32900194 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.0c00843] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
Abstract
GPR40/FFAR1 is a G-protein-coupled receptor expressed in pancreatic β-cells and enteroendocrine cells. GPR40 activation stimulates secretions of insulin and incretin, both of which are the pivotal regulators of glycemic control. Therefore, a GPR40 agonist is an attractive target for the treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus. Using the reported biaryl derivative 1, we shifted the hydrophobic moiety to the terminal aryl ring and replaced the central aryl ring with piperidine, generating 2-(4,4-dimethylpentyl)phenyl piperidine 4a, which had improved potency for GPR40 and high lipophilicity. We replaced the hydrophobic moiety with N-alkyl-N-aryl benzamides to lower the lipophilicity and restrict the N-alkyl moieties to the presumed lipophilic pocket using the intramolecular π-π stacking of cis-preferential N-alkyl-N-aryl benzamide. Among these, orally available (3S)-3-cyclopropyl-3-(2-((1-(2-((2,2-dimethylpropyl)(6-methylpyridin-2-yl)carbamoyl)-5-methoxyphenyl)piperidin-4-yl)methoxy)pyridin-4-yl)propanoic acid (SCO-267) effectively stimulated insulin secretion and GLP-1 release and ameliorated glucose tolerance in diabetic rats via GPR40 full agonism.
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- Hideki Furukawa
- Research, Takeda Pharmaceutical Company, Ltd., Shonan Health Innovation Park, 26-1, Muraoka-Higashi 2-Chome, Fujisawa, Kanagawa 251-8555, Japan
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- Research, Takeda Pharmaceutical Company, Ltd., Shonan Health Innovation Park, 26-1, Muraoka-Higashi 2-Chome, Fujisawa, Kanagawa 251-8555, Japan
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- Research, Takeda Pharmaceutical Company, Ltd., Shonan Health Innovation Park, 26-1, Muraoka-Higashi 2-Chome, Fujisawa, Kanagawa 251-8555, Japan
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- Research Division, SCOHIA PHARMA Inc., Shonan Health Innovation Park, 26-1, Muraoka-Higashi 2-Chome, Fujisawa, Kanagawa 251-8555, Japan
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- Research, Takeda Pharmaceutical Company, Ltd., Shonan Health Innovation Park, 26-1, Muraoka-Higashi 2-Chome, Fujisawa, Kanagawa 251-8555, Japan
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- Research, Takeda Pharmaceutical Company, Ltd., Shonan Health Innovation Park, 26-1, Muraoka-Higashi 2-Chome, Fujisawa, Kanagawa 251-8555, Japan
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- Research, Takeda Pharmaceutical Company, Ltd., Shonan Health Innovation Park, 26-1, Muraoka-Higashi 2-Chome, Fujisawa, Kanagawa 251-8555, Japan
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- Research Division, SCOHIA PHARMA Inc., Shonan Health Innovation Park, 26-1, Muraoka-Higashi 2-Chome, Fujisawa, Kanagawa 251-8555, Japan
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- Research, Takeda Pharmaceutical Company, Ltd., Shonan Health Innovation Park, 26-1, Muraoka-Higashi 2-Chome, Fujisawa, Kanagawa 251-8555, Japan
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- Research, Takeda Pharmaceutical Company, Ltd., Shonan Health Innovation Park, 26-1, Muraoka-Higashi 2-Chome, Fujisawa, Kanagawa 251-8555, Japan
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- Research, Takeda Pharmaceutical Company, Ltd., Shonan Health Innovation Park, 26-1, Muraoka-Higashi 2-Chome, Fujisawa, Kanagawa 251-8555, Japan
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- Research, Takeda Pharmaceutical Company, Ltd., Shonan Health Innovation Park, 26-1, Muraoka-Higashi 2-Chome, Fujisawa, Kanagawa 251-8555, Japan
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- Research, Takeda Pharmaceutical Company, Ltd., Shonan Health Innovation Park, 26-1, Muraoka-Higashi 2-Chome, Fujisawa, Kanagawa 251-8555, Japan
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- Research, Takeda Pharmaceutical Company, Ltd., Shonan Health Innovation Park, 26-1, Muraoka-Higashi 2-Chome, Fujisawa, Kanagawa 251-8555, Japan
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- Research Division, SCOHIA PHARMA Inc., Shonan Health Innovation Park, 26-1, Muraoka-Higashi 2-Chome, Fujisawa, Kanagawa 251-8555, Japan
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- Research Division, SCOHIA PHARMA Inc., Shonan Health Innovation Park, 26-1, Muraoka-Higashi 2-Chome, Fujisawa, Kanagawa 251-8555, Japan
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- Research Division, SCOHIA PHARMA Inc., Shonan Health Innovation Park, 26-1, Muraoka-Higashi 2-Chome, Fujisawa, Kanagawa 251-8555, Japan
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- Research Division, SCOHIA PHARMA Inc., Shonan Health Innovation Park, 26-1, Muraoka-Higashi 2-Chome, Fujisawa, Kanagawa 251-8555, Japan
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Talele TT. Opportunities for Tapping into Three-Dimensional Chemical Space through a Quaternary Carbon. J Med Chem 2020; 63:13291-13315. [PMID: 32805118 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.0c00829] [Citation(s) in RCA: 159] [Impact Index Per Article: 39.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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A quaternary carbon bears four other carbon substituents or combination of four non-hydrogen substituents at four vertices of a tetrahedron. The spirocyclic quaternary carbon positioned at the center of a bioactive molecule offers conformational rigidity, which in turn reduces the penalty for conformational entropy. The quaternary carbon is a predominant feature of natural product structures and has been associated with more effective and selective binding to target proteins compared to planar compounds with a high sp2 count. The presence of a quaternary carbon stereocenter allows the exploration of novel chemical space to obtain new molecules with enhanced three-dimensionality. These characteristics, coupled to an increasing awareness to develop sp3-rich molecules, boosted utility of quaternary carbon stereocenters in bioactive compounds. It is hoped that this Perspective will inspire the chemist to utilize quaternary carbon stereocenters to enhance potency, selectivity, and other drug-like properties.
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- Tanaji T Talele
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, St. John's University, Queens, New York 11439, United States
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Zhang H, Tian S, Yue Y, Li M, Tong W, Xu G, Chen B, Ma M, Li Y, Wang JB. Semirational Design of Fluoroacetate Dehalogenase RPA1163 for Kinetic Resolution of α-Fluorocarboxylic Acids on a Gram Scale. ACS Catal 2020. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.9b04804] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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- Hongxia Zhang
- Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry R&D of Hunan Province, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan Normal University, Changsha 410081, People’s Republic of China
- Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Traditional Chinese Medicine Research (Ministry of Education), College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan Normal University Changsha 410081, People’s Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry R&D of Hunan Province, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan Normal University, Changsha 410081, People’s Republic of China
- Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Traditional Chinese Medicine Research (Ministry of Education), College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan Normal University Changsha 410081, People’s Republic of China
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- Environment Research Institute, Shandong University, Qingdao 266237, People’s Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry R&D of Hunan Province, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan Normal University, Changsha 410081, People’s Republic of China
- Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Traditional Chinese Medicine Research (Ministry of Education), College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan Normal University Changsha 410081, People’s Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry R&D of Hunan Province, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan Normal University, Changsha 410081, People’s Republic of China
- Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Traditional Chinese Medicine Research (Ministry of Education), College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan Normal University Changsha 410081, People’s Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry R&D of Hunan Province, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan Normal University, Changsha 410081, People’s Republic of China
- Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Traditional Chinese Medicine Research (Ministry of Education), College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan Normal University Changsha 410081, People’s Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry R&D of Hunan Province, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan Normal University, Changsha 410081, People’s Republic of China
- Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Traditional Chinese Medicine Research (Ministry of Education), College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan Normal University Changsha 410081, People’s Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry R&D of Hunan Province, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan Normal University, Changsha 410081, People’s Republic of China
- Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Traditional Chinese Medicine Research (Ministry of Education), College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan Normal University Changsha 410081, People’s Republic of China
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- Environment Research Institute, Shandong University, Qingdao 266237, People’s Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry R&D of Hunan Province, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan Normal University, Changsha 410081, People’s Republic of China
- Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Traditional Chinese Medicine Research (Ministry of Education), College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan Normal University Changsha 410081, People’s Republic of China
- State Key Laboratory of Biocatalysis and Enzyme Engineering, Hubei Collaborative Innovation Center for Green Transformation of Bio-resources, Hubei Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, School of Life Sciences, Hubei University, 368 Youyi Road, Wuchang Wuhan 430062, People’s Republic of China
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