Synonyms: compound 42 [PMID: 31487175] | MK8719
Compound class:
Synthetic organic
Comment: MK-8719 is an inhibitor of O-GlcNAcase (OGA) that is being investigated as a disease modifying strategy for neurodegenerative tauopathies (including Alzheimer's disease, Pick's disease and progressive supranuclear palsy) [3]. Development of MK-8719 is the result of a partnership between Merck and Alectos Therapeutics. MK-8719 was designed using on the scaffold of the carbohydrate-based lead molecule thiamet-G and used medicinal chemistry and SAR to improve on thiamet-G's less than favourable drug-like properties (e.g. potency, selectivity, CNS exposure and metabolic stability). The current status of OGA inhibitor development as a novel preventative mechanism in neurodegeneration and age-related memory impairment is reveiwed by Rudrawar and Ryan (2019) [2].
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References |
1. FDA.
competetive small molecule inhibitor of the enzyme O-GlcNAcase. Accessed on 02/10/2019. Modified on 02/10/2019. FDA: Search Orphan Drug Designations and Approvals, https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/opdlisting/oopd/detailedIndex.cfm?cfgridkey=512815 |
2. Rudrawar S, Ryan P. (2019)
Sugar Kick Prevents Memory Impairment. J Med Chem, 62 (22): 10059-10061. [PMID:31668062] |
3. Selnick HG, Hess JF, Tang C, Liu K, Schachter JB, Ballard JE, Marcus J, Klein DJ, Wang X, Pearson M et al.. (2019)
Discovery of MK-8719, a Potent O-GlcNAcase Inhibitor as a Potential Treatment for Tauopathies. J Med Chem, 62 (22): 10062-10097. [PMID:31487175] |