(3,3-Difluoro-pyrrolidin-1-yl)-[(2S,4S)-(4-(4-pyrimidin-2-yl-piperazin-1-yl)-pyrrolidin-2-yl]-methanone: a potent, selective, orally active dipeptidyl peptidase IV inhibitor

Bioorg Med Chem Lett. 2009 Apr 1;19(7):1991-5. doi: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2009.02.041. Epub 2009 Feb 13.

Abstract

A series of 4-substituted proline amides was synthesized and evaluated as inhibitors of dipeptidyl pepdidase IV for the treatment of type 2 diabetes. (3,3-Difluoro-pyrrolidin-1-yl)-[(2S,4S)-(4-(4-pyrimidin-2-yl-piperazin-1-yl)-pyrrolidin-2-yl]-methanone (5) emerged as a potent (IC(50) = 13 nM) and selective compound, with high oral bioavailability in preclinical species and low plasma protein binding. Compound 5, PF-00734200, was selected for development as a potential new treatment for type 2 diabetes.

MeSH terms

  • Administration, Oral
  • Animals
  • Crystallography, X-Ray
  • Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / drug therapy
  • Dipeptidyl-Peptidase IV Inhibitors / chemical synthesis
  • Dipeptidyl-Peptidase IV Inhibitors / pharmacokinetics
  • Dipeptidyl-Peptidase IV Inhibitors / pharmacology*
  • Dogs
  • Humans
  • Hypoglycemic Agents / chemical synthesis
  • Hypoglycemic Agents / pharmacokinetics
  • Hypoglycemic Agents / pharmacology*
  • Pyrimidines / chemical synthesis
  • Pyrimidines / pharmacokinetics
  • Pyrimidines / pharmacology*
  • Pyrrolidines / chemical synthesis
  • Pyrrolidines / pharmacokinetics
  • Pyrrolidines / pharmacology*
  • Rats
  • Rats, Sprague-Dawley
  • Structure-Activity Relationship

Substances

  • (3,3-difluoropyrrolidin-1-yl)-(4-(4-pyrimidin-2-yl-piperazin-1-yl)-pyrrolidin-2-yl)methanone
  • Dipeptidyl-Peptidase IV Inhibitors
  • Hypoglycemic Agents
  • Pyrimidines
  • Pyrrolidines