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GKA50 is a potent glucokinase activator (EC50=33 nM at 5 mM glucose). GKA50 stimulates insulin release from mouse islets of Langerhans. GKA50 is a glucose-like activator of beta-cell metabolism in rodent and human islets and a Ca2+-dependent modulator of insulin secretion. GKA50 shows significant glucose lowering in high fat fed female rats[1][2][3][4].
GKA50 (0.01-100 μM; 24 hours) enhances INS-1 cell proliferation with EC50values ranging from 1 to 2 μM[2].
GKA50 (1.2 μM+40 μM glucose; 2-4 days) treatment reduces apoptosis induced by chronic high glucose in INS-1 cells[2].
GKA50 activates human glucokinase enzymatic activity with an EC50 of 0.022 μM. GKA50 stimulates insulin secretion in the pancreatic insulinoma cell line, INS-1, with an EC50 of 0.065 μM. GKA50 reduces chronic-high-glucose-induced apoptosis via modulation of glucokinase and apoptotic protein BAD[2].
GKA50 (1-30 mg/kg; p.o.) gives significant glucose lowering in an oral glucose tolerance test[1].
| Catalog Number | R017985 |
| CAS Number | 851884-87-2 |
| Synonyms | 6-[[3-[(2S)-1-methoxypropan-2-yl]oxy-5-[(2S)-1-phenylpropan-2-yl]oxybenzoyl]amino]pyridine-3-carboxylic acid |
| Molecular Formula | C26H28N2O6 |
| Purity | ≥95% |
| InChI | InChI=1S/C26H28N2O6/c1-17(11-19-7-5-4-6-8-19)33-22-12-21(13-23(14-22)34-18(2)16-32-3)25(29)28-24-10-9-20(15-27-24)26(30)31/h4-10,12-15,17-18H,11,16H2,1-3H3,(H,30,31)(H,27,28,29)/t17-,18-/m0/s1 |
| InChIKey | OCBMECSFDVUYQN-ROUUACIJSA-N |
| SMILES | CC(CC1=CC=CC=C1)OC2=CC(=CC(=C2)C(=O)NC3=NC=C(C=C3)C(=O)O)OC(C)COC |
| Reference | [1]. Coope GJ, et al. Predictive blood glucose lowering efficacy by Glucokinase activators in high fat fed female Zucker rats. Br J Pharmacol. 2006 Oct;149(3):328-35. [2]. McGlasson L, et al. The glucokinase activator GKA50 causes an increase in cell volume and activation of volume-regulated anion channels in rat pancreatic β-cells. Mol Cell Endocrinol. 2011 Aug 6;342(1-2):48-53. [3]. Johnson D, et al. Glucose-dependent modulation of insulin secretion and intracellular calcium ions by GKA50, a glucokinase activator. Diabetes. 2007;56(6):1694-1702. |
