Abstract:The aim of this work has been to design specific regulators of glycogen phosphorylase (GP) that shift the balance from glycogen degradation to glycogen synthesis. Such compounds have potential therapeutic interest in the treatment of non-insulin dependent (Type II) diabetes mellitus (NIDDM). Several compounds have been designed based on the three-dimensional rabbit muscle GP structure (Watson et al.. Biochemistrv 1994. 33. 5745-5758). Analysis of the crystallographically refined. complexes has offered some un… Show more
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