Discovery of potent and selective agonists for the free fatty acid receptor 1 (FFA(1)/GPR40), a potential target for the treatment of type II diabetes

Elisabeth Christiansen, Christian Urban, Nicole Merten, Kathrin Liebscher, Kasper Kannegård Karlsen, Alexandra Hamacher, Andreas Spinrath, Andrew D Bond, Christel Drewke, Susanne Ullrich, Matthias U Kassack, Evi Kostenis, Trond Ulven

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    Abstract

    A series of 4-phenethynyldihydrocinnamic acid agonists of the free fatty acid receptor 1 (FFA(1)) has been discovered and explored. The preferred compound 20 (TUG-424, EC(50) = 32 nM) significantly increased glucose-stimulated insulin secretion at 100 nM and may serve to explore the role of FFA(1) in metabolic diseases such as diabetes or obesity.
    Original languageEnglish
    JournalJournal of Medicinal Chemistry
    Volume51
    Issue number22
    Pages (from-to)7061-4
    Number of pages4
    ISSN0022-2623
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 27 Nov 2008

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