(2S,4S)-1-[2-(1,1-dimethyl-3-oxo-3-pyrrolidin-1-yl-propylamino)acetyl]-4-fluoro-pyrrolidine-2-carbonitrile: a potent, selective, and orally bioavailable dipeptide-derived inhibitor of dipeptidyl peptidase IV

Bioorg Med Chem Lett. 2010 Jun 15;20(12):3596-600. doi: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2010.04.124. Epub 2010 May 17.

Abstract

A series of 2-[3-[2-[(2S)-2-cyano-1-pyrrolidinyl]-2-oxoethylamino]-3-methyl-1-oxobutyl]-based DPP-IV inhibitors with various monocyclic amines were synthesized. The structure-activity relationships (SAR) led to the discovery of potent DPP-IV inhibitors, having IC(50) values of <100 nM with excellent selectivity over the closely related enzymes, DPP-II, DPP8, DPP9 and FAP (IC(50)>20 microM). Of these compounds, the analogues 12a, 12h and 12i exhibited a long-lasting ex vivo DPP-IV inhibition in rats.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Administration, Oral
  • Amines
  • Animals
  • Biological Availability
  • Dipeptidyl-Peptidase IV Inhibitors / administration & dosage
  • Dipeptidyl-Peptidase IV Inhibitors / chemical synthesis*
  • Dipeptidyl-Peptidase IV Inhibitors / pharmacokinetics
  • Inhibitory Concentration 50
  • Nitriles / chemical synthesis*
  • Nitriles / pharmacology
  • Pyrrolidines / chemical synthesis*
  • Pyrrolidines / pharmacology
  • Rats
  • Structure-Activity Relationship

Substances

  • Amines
  • Dipeptidyl-Peptidase IV Inhibitors
  • Nitriles
  • Pyrrolidines