42019-06-7Relevant academic research and scientific papers
Synthesis and biological evaluation of phenoxyacetic acid derivatives as novel free fatty acid receptor 1 agonists
Wang, Xuekun,Zhao, Tianxiao,Yang, Baowei,Li, Zheng,Cui, Jian,Dai, Yuxuan,Qiu, Qianqian,Qiang, Hao,Huang, Wenlong,Qian, Hai
, p. 132 - 140 (2015/02/18)
Free fatty acid receptor 1 (FFA1) is a new potential drug target for the treatment of type 2 diabetes because of its role in amplifying glucose-stimulated insulin secretion in pancreatic β-cell. In the present studies, we identified phenoxyacetic acid derivative (18b) as a potent FFA1 agonist (EC50 = 62.3 nM) based on the structure of phenylpropanoic acid derivative 4p. Moreover, compound 18b could significantly improve oral glucose tolerance in ICR mice and dose-dependently reduced glucose levels in type 2 diabetic C57BL/6 mice without observation of hypoglycemic side effect. Additionally, compound 18b exhibited acceptable PK profiles. In summary, compound 18b with ideal PK profiles exhibited good activity in vitro and in vivo, and might be a promising drug candidate for the treatment of diabetes mellitus.
Halocyclopropyl substituted phenoxyalkanoic acids
-
, (2008/06/13)
Halocyclopropyl substituted phenoxyalkanoic acids and esters thereof, having hypocholesteremic activity are prepared via several alternative synthetic approaches, involving as the key reactions interaction of a substituted phenylalkene with a carbene source to introduce the halocyclopropyl moiety, and reaction of a substituted phenol with chloroform and a lower-alkanone in the presence of base, or with a lower-alkyl α-bromo-alkanoate, to form the phenoxyalkanoic acid moiety.
