Design, Synthesis and SAR Studies of Novel and Potent Dipeptidyl Peptidase 4 Inhibitors

  • Na Luo
  • , Xiaoyu Fang
  • , Mingbo Su
  • , Xinwen Zhang
  • , Dan Li
  • , Honglin Li
  • , Shiliang Li*
  • , Zhenjiang Zhao*
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Dipeptidyl peptidase 4 (DPP-4) is a clinically validated target for the treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). To discover novel and potent DPP-4 inhibitors, three series of compounds were designed and synthesized in this study based on our previously identified novel scaffold of 2-phenyl-3,4-dihydro-2H-benzo[f]chromen-3-amine. Among the designed compounds, 41d-1 was the most potent one with an IC50 value of 16.00 nM. Besides, 41d-1 (5 mg/kg) displayed a moderate glucose tolerance capability in ICR mice. Structure-activity-relationship (SAR) studies were discussed in detail, which is constructive for our further optimization.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)115-120
Number of pages6
JournalChinese Journal of Chemistry
Volume39
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 2021
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Dipeptidyl peptidase IV
  • Inhibitors
  • Molecular docking
  • Structure-activity relationship
  • Type II diabetes

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