2-({6-[(3R)-3-amino-3-methylpiperidine-1-yl]-1,3-dimethyl-2,4-dioxo-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-5H-pyrrolo[3,2-d]pyrimidine-5-yl}methyl)-4-fluorobenzonitrile (DSR-12727): a potent, orally active dipeptidyl peptidase IV inhibitor without mechanism-based inactivation of CYP3A

Bioorg Med Chem. 2011 Sep 15;19(18):5490-9. doi: 10.1016/j.bmc.2011.07.042. Epub 2011 Aug 4.

Abstract

We report on the identification of 2-({6-[(3R)-3-amino-3-methylpiperidine-1-yl]-1,3-dimethyl-2,4-dioxo-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-5H-pyrrolo[3,2-d]pyrimidine-5-yl}methyl)-4-fluorobenzonitrile (DSR-12727) (7a) as a potent and orally active DPP-4 inhibitor without mechanism-based inactivation of CYP3A. Compound 7a showed good DPP-4 inhibitory activity (IC(50)=1.1 nM), excellent selectivity against related peptidases and other off-targets, good pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic profile, great in vivo efficacy in Zucker-fatty rat, and no safety concerns both in vitro and in vivo.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Blood Glucose / metabolism
  • Cytochrome P-450 CYP3A / metabolism
  • Cytochrome P-450 CYP3A Inhibitors*
  • Dipeptidyl Peptidase 4 / metabolism
  • Dipeptidyl-Peptidase IV Inhibitors / chemical synthesis
  • Dipeptidyl-Peptidase IV Inhibitors / chemistry
  • Dipeptidyl-Peptidase IV Inhibitors / pharmacology*
  • Dogs
  • Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
  • Glucose Tolerance Test
  • Haplorhini
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Molecular Conformation
  • Pyrazoles / chemical synthesis
  • Pyrazoles / chemistry
  • Pyrazoles / pharmacology*
  • Pyrimidines / chemical synthesis
  • Pyrimidines / chemistry
  • Pyrimidines / pharmacology*
  • Rats
  • Rats, Zucker
  • Stereoisomerism
  • Structure-Activity Relationship
  • Time Factors

Substances

  • 2-((6-(3-amino-3-methylpiperidine-1-yl)-1,3-dimethyl-2,4-dioxo-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-5H-pyrrolo(3,2-d)pyrimidine-5-yl)methyl)-4-fluorobenzonitrile
  • Blood Glucose
  • Cytochrome P-450 CYP3A Inhibitors
  • Dipeptidyl-Peptidase IV Inhibitors
  • Pyrazoles
  • Pyrimidines
  • CYP3A protein, human
  • Cytochrome P-450 CYP3A
  • Dipeptidyl Peptidase 4