Advances in glycogen phosphorylase inhibitor design
Oikonomakos, N.G.; Somsák, L.ás.ó
Current Opinion in Investigational Drugs 9(4): 379-395
2008
ISSN/ISBN: 1472-4472 PMID: 18393105 Document Number: 619786
The regulation of glycogen metabolism is a major therapeutic strategy for blood glucose control in type 2 diabetes. Because glycogen phosphorylase catalyzes the first step in the phosphorolysis of glycogen, it has become a potential key target for controlling hyperglycemia in this disease. This review focuses on advances in new, mostly synthetic, molecules that inhibit glycogen phosphorylase, and describes progress in our understanding of the mechanism of action of these inhibitors gained through X-ray crystallographic studies.