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  • Potent tricyclic pyrazole tetrazole agonists of the nicotinic acid receptor (GPR109a).

Potent tricyclic pyrazole tetrazole agonists of the nicotinic acid receptor (GPR109a).

Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry letters (2010-04-07)
P Douglas Boatman, Thomas O Schrader, Michelle Kasem, Benjamin R Johnson, Philip J Skinner, Jae-Kyu Jung, Jerry Xu, Martin C Cherrier, Peter J Webb, Graeme Semple, Carleton R Sage, Jens Knudsen, Ruoping Chen, Andrew K Taggart, Ester Carballo-Jane, Jeremy G Richman
ABSTRACT

Tricyclic pyrazole tetrazoles which are potent partial agonists of the high affinity niacin receptor, GPR109a, have been discovered and optimized. One of these compounds has proven to be effective at lowering free fatty acids in vitro and in vivo.

MATERIALS
Product Number
Brand
Product Description

Sigma-Aldrich
Nicotinic acid, ≥99.5% (HPLC)
Sigma-Aldrich
Nicotinic acid, meets USP testing specifications
Sigma-Aldrich
Nicotinic acid, ≥98%
Sigma-Aldrich
Nicotinic acid, BioReagent, suitable for cell culture, suitable for insect cell culture, suitable for plant cell culture, ≥98%
Supelco
Nicotinic acid, analytical standard