Department of Diabetes Chemistry, Pfizer Global R&D, 10770 Science Center Drive, San Diego, CA 92121, USA. paul.humphries@pfizer.com
Abstract:
A series of novel pyridine-3-propanoic acids was synthesized. A structure-activity relationship study of these compounds led to the identification of potent dual PPARalpha/gamma agonists with varied isoform selectivity. Based on the results of efficacy studies in diabetic (db/db) mice, and the desired pharmacokinetic parameters, compounds (S)-14 and (S)-19 were selected for further profiling.