To find novel PPARδ-selective agonists, we designed and synthesized phenylpropanoic acid derivatives bearing 6-substituted benzothiazoles. Optimization of this series led to the identification of a potent and selective PPARδ agonist 17. Molecular modeling suggested that compound 17 occupies the Y-shaped pocket of PPARδ appropriately.
[Alhamadsheh, Mamoun M.; Waters, Norman C.; Huddler, Donald P.; Kreishman-Deitrick, Mara; Florova, Galina; Reynolds, Kevin A. Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry Letters, 2007 , vol. 17, # 4 p. 879 - 883]