Stimulation of cortical bone formation with thienopyrimidine based inhibitors of Notum Pectinacetylesterase
- Bioorg Med Chem Lett. 2016 Mar 15;26(6):1525-1528. doi: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2016.02.021.
- 1. Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, 350 Carter Road, Princeton, NJ 08540, United States. Electronic address: [email protected].
- 2. Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, 350 Carter Road, Princeton, NJ 08540, United States.
- 3. Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, 8800 Technology Forest Place, The Woodlands, TX 77381, United States.
A group of small molecule thienopyrimidine inhibitors of Notum Pectinacetylesterase are described. We explored both 2-((5,6-thieno[2,3-d]pyrimidin-4-yl)thio)acetic acids and 2-((6,7-thieno[3,2-d]pyrimidin-4-yl)thio)acetic acids. In both series, highly potent, orally active Notum Pectinacetylesterase inhibitors were identified.