Optimisation of biphenyl acetic acid inhibitors of diacylglycerol acetyl transferase 1 – the discovery of AZD2353?

MedChemComm Pub Date: 2012-10-25 DOI: 10.1039/C2MD20190A

Abstract

Inhibition of diacylglycerol acetyl transferase 1 is of great interest in the treatment of diabetes, obesity and other diseases that constitute the metabolic syndrome. Small molecule inhibitors of the enzyme are often dogged with physicochemical property-related problems such as poor solubility. Herein, the optimisation of a series of biphenyl acetic acid inhibitors is reported. Focus on ligand efficiency and ligand lipophilicity efficiency and a strategy based on conformational restriction led to compounds with excellent potency and ADMET properties, culminating in the discovery of AZD2353.

Graphical abstract: Optimisation of biphenyl acetic acid inhibitors of diacylglycerol acetyl transferase 1 – the discovery of AZD2353
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