Discovery of carmegliptin: A potent and long-acting dipeptidyl peptidase IV inhibitor for the treatment of type 2 diabetes.
Mattei, P., Boehringer, M., Di Giorgio, P., Fischer, H., Hennig, M., Huwyler, J., Kocer, B., Kuhn, B., Loeffler, B.M., Macdonald, A., Narquizian, R., Rauber, E., Sebokova, E., Sprecher, U.(2010) Bioorg Med Chem Lett 20: 1109-1113
- PubMed: 20031405 
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bmcl.2009.12.024
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
3KWF, 3OC0 - PubMed Abstract: 
Design, synthesis, and SAR are described for a class of DPP-IV inhibitors based on aminobenzo[a]quinolizines with non-aromatic substituents in the S1 specificity pocket. One representative thereof, carmegliptin (8p), was chosen for clinical development. Its X-ray structure in complex with the enzyme and early efficacy data in animal models of type 2 diabetes are also presented.
Organizational Affiliation: 
F Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd, Pharma Research, CH-4070 Basel, Switzerland. patrizio.mattei@roche.com