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Publication Abstract from PubMed

Increased fructose consumption and its subsequent metabolism have been implicated in metabolic disorders such as nonalcoholic fatty liver disease and steatohepatitis (NAFLD/NASH) and insulin resistance. Ketohexokinase (KHK) converts fructose to fructose-1-phosphate (F1P) in the first step of the metabolic cascade. Herein we report the discovery of a first-in-class KHK inhibitor, PF-06835919 (8), currently in phase 2 clinical trials. The discovery of 8 was built upon our originally reported, fragment-derived lead 1 and the recognition of an alternative, rotated binding mode upon changing the ribose-pocket binding moiety from a pyrrolidinyl to an azetidinyl ring system. This new binding mode enabled efficient exploration of the vector directed at the Arg-108 residue, leading to the identification of highly potent 3-azabicyclo[3.1.0]hexane acetic acid-based KHK inhibitors by combined use of parallel medicinal chemistry and structure-based drug design.

Discovery of PF-06835919: A Potent Inhibitor of Ketohexokinase (KHK) for the Treatment of Metabolic Disorders Driven by the Overconsumption of Fructose.,Futatsugi K, Smith AC, Tu M, Raymer B, Ahn K, Coffey SB, Dowling MS, Fernando DP, Gutierrez JA, Huard K, Jasti J, Kalgutkar AS, Knafels JD, Pandit J, Parris KD, Perez S, Pfefferkorn JA, Price DA, Ryder T, Shavnya A, Stock IA, Tsai AS, Tesz GJ, Thuma BA, Weng Y, Wisniewska HM, Xing G, Zhou J, Magee TV J Med Chem. 2020 Sep 27. doi: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.0c00944. PMID:32910646^[3]

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