Abstract
Formylchromone inhibits a human protein tyrosine phosphatase PTP1B with a IC50 value of 73 μM. The chemical reactivity of formylchromone was adjusted by substitution at various positions of the formylchromone skeleton. In an initial assessment of the structure-activity relationship, the most potent inhibitor showed an IC50 of 4.3 μM against PTP1B and strong or medium selectivity against other human PTPases, LAR and TC-PTP. This compound, however, was not selective against microbial PTPases, YPTP1 and YOP. The potency and selectivity of the formylchromone derivatives expecting further improvements provides a novel pharmacophore for the design of drugs for the treatmenrt of type 2 diabetes and obesity.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 2561-2563 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry Letters |
Volume | 13 |
Issue number | 15 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 4 Aug 2003 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:This work was supported by the grant (R05-2001-000-00551-0) from the Basic Research Program of the Korea Science & Engineering Foundation.