Design, synthesis, and biological evaluation of deuterated C-aryl glycoside as a potent and long-acting renal sodium-dependent glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitor for …
SGLT2 inhibitors deuterated at sites susceptible to oxidative metabolism were found to have a slightly longer t max and half-life (t 1/2), dose-dependent increase in urinary glucose excretion (UGE) in rats, and slightly superior effects on UGE in dogs while retaining similar in vitro inhibitory activities against h SGLT2. In particular, deuterated compound 41 has the potential to be a robust long-acting antidiabetic agent.