Discovery of novel 3,6-disubstituted 2-pyridinecarboxamide derivatives as GK activators
Mitsuya, M., Kamata, K., Bamba, M., Watanabe, H., Sasaki, Y., Sasaki, K., Ohyama, S., Hosaka, H., Nagata, Y., Eiki, J., Nishimura, T.(2009) Bioorg Med Chem Lett 19: 2718-2721
- PubMed: 19362831 
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bmcl.2009.03.137
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
3A0I, 3GOI - PubMed Abstract: 
A novel class of 3,6-disubstituted 2-pyridinecarboxamide derivatives was designed based on X-ray analysis of the 2-aminobenzamide lead class. Subsequent chemical modification led to the discovery of potent GK activators which eliminate potential toxicity concerns associated with an aniline group of the lead structure. Compound 7 demonstrated glucose lowering effect in a rat OGTT model.
Organizational Affiliation: 
Banyu Tsukuba Research Institute, Banyu Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd, Okubo, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan. morihiro_mitsuya@merck.com