Phenylpropanoic acid derivatives bearing a benzothiazole ring as PPARdelta-selective agonists
- Bioorg Med Chem Lett. 2007 Aug 1;17(15):4351-7. doi: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2007.05.017.
- 1. Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Nagoya City University, 3-1 Tanabe-dori, Mizuho-ku, Nagoya, Aichi 467-8603, Japan.
To find novel PPARdelta-selective agonists, we designed and synthesized phenylpropanoic acid derivatives bearing 6-substituted benzothiazoles. Optimization of this series led to the identification of a potent and selective PPARdelta agonist 17. Molecular modeling suggested that compound 17 occupies the Y-shaped pocket of PPARdelta appropriately.