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ArticleACS medicinal chemistry letters2014

C5-Alkyl-2-methylurea-Substituted Pyridines as a New Class of Glucokinase Activators.

Xiaohui Du, Ronald J Hinklin, Yumei Xiong, Paul Dransfield, Jaehyeon Park, Todd J Kohn, Vatee Pattaropong, SuJen Lai, Zice Fu, Xianyun Jiao and 20 more

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Article in ACS medicinal chemistry letters, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
3citing papers in PubMed
1.5field-weighted citation impact, top 17% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 15 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Pyridine Derivatives: A Comprehensive Review of Their Potential as Anti-Diabetic Agents.Medicinal chemistry (Shariqah (United Arab Emirates)) · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

30 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Xiaohui DuAmgen, Inc. , 1120 Veterans Boulevard, South San Francisco, California 94080, United States.
Ronald J HinklinArray BioPharma , 3200 Walnut Street, Boulder, Colorado 80301, United States.
Yumei XiongAmgen, Inc. , 1120 Veterans Boulevard, South San Francisco, California 94080, United States.
Paul DransfieldAmgen, Inc. , 1120 Veterans Boulevard, South San Francisco, California 94080, United States.
Jaehyeon ParkAmgen, Inc. , 1120 Veterans Boulevard, South San Francisco, California 94080, United States.
Todd J KohnAmgen, Inc. , 1120 Veterans Boulevard, South San Francisco, California 94080, United States.
Vatee PattaropongAmgen, Inc. , 1120 Veterans Boulevard, South San Francisco, California 94080, United States.
SuJen LaiAmgen, Inc. , 1120 Veterans Boulevard, South San Francisco, California 94080, United States.
Zice FuAmgen, Inc. , 1120 Veterans Boulevard, South San Francisco, California 94080, United States.
Xianyun JiaoAmgen, Inc. , 1120 Veterans Boulevard, South San Francisco, California 94080, United States.
David ChowAmgen, Inc. , 1120 Veterans Boulevard, South San Francisco, California 94080, United States.
Lixia JinAmgen, Inc. , 1120 Veterans Boulevard, South San Francisco, California 94080, United States.
Jasmine DavdaAmgen, Inc. , 1120 Veterans Boulevard, South San Francisco, California 94080, United States.
Murielle M VeniantAmgen, Inc. , One Amgen Center Drive, Thousand Oaks, California 91320, United States.
Deborah A AndersonArray BioPharma , 3200 Walnut Street, Boulder, Colorado 80301, United States.
Brian R BaerArray BioPharma , 3200 Walnut Street, Boulder, Colorado 80301, United States.
Josef R BencsikArray BioPharma , 3200 Walnut Street, Boulder, Colorado 80301, United States.
Steven A BoydArray BioPharma , 3200 Walnut Street, Boulder, Colorado 80301, United States.
Mark Joseph ChicarelliArray BioPharma , 3200 Walnut Street, Boulder, Colorado 80301, United States.
Peter J MohrArray BioPharma , 3200 Walnut Street, Boulder, Colorado 80301, United States.
Bin WangArray BioPharma , 3200 Walnut Street, Boulder, Colorado 80301, United States.
Kevin R CondroskiArray BioPharma , 3200 Walnut Street, Boulder, Colorado 80301, United States.
Walter E DeWolfArray BioPharma , 3200 Walnut Street, Boulder, Colorado 80301, United States.
Marion ConnAmgen, Inc. , 1120 Veterans Boulevard, South San Francisco, California 94080, United States.
Thanhvien TranAmgen, Inc. , 1120 Veterans Boulevard, South San Francisco, California 94080, United States.
Jerry YangAmgen, Inc. , 1120 Veterans Boulevard, South San Francisco, California 94080, United States.
Thomas D AicherArray BioPharma , 3200 Walnut Street, Boulder, Colorado 80301, United States.
Julio C MedinaAmgen, Inc. , 1120 Veterans Boulevard, South San Francisco, California 94080, United States.
Peter CowardAmgen, Inc. , 1120 Veterans Boulevard, South San Francisco, California 94080, United States.
Jonathan B HouzeAmgen, Inc. , 1120 Veterans Boulevard, South San Francisco, California 94080, United States.
Amgen (United States) · USArray BioPharma (United States) · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Glucokinase (GK) activators represent a class of type 2 diabetes therapeutics actively pursued due to the central role that GK plays in regulating glucose homeostasis. Herein we report a novel C5-alkyl-2-methylurea-substituted pyridine series of GK activators derived from our previously reported thiazolylamino pyridine series. Our efforts in optimizing potency, enzyme kinetic properties, and metabolic stability led to the identification of compound 26 (AM-9514). This analogue showed a favorable combination of in vitro potency, enzyme kinetic properties, acceptable pharmacokinetic profiles in preclinical species, and robust efficacy in a rodent PD model.

Indexed as

GKAglucokinase activatormethyl urea-substituted pyridinesType 2 diabetes

Identifiers

PMID25516785
PMCPMC4265826
OpenAlexW2332738795

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