Uses
CVT-12012 is a potent and orally bioavailable stearoyl-coA desaturase (SCD) inhibitor, with IC50s of 38 nM, 6.1 nM for rat microsomal and human HEPG2, respectively.
References
[1] Koltun DO, et al. Potent, orally bioavailable, liver-selective stearoyl-CoA desaturase (SCD) inhibitors. Bioorg Med Chem Lett. 2009 Aug 1;19(15):4070-4. DOI:
10.1016/j.bmcl.2009.06.017[2] Atkinson KA, et al. N-benzylimidazole carboxamides as potent, orally active stearoylCoA desaturase-1 inhibitors. Bioorg Med Chem Lett. 2011 Mar 15;21(6):1621-5. DOI:
10.1016/j.bmcl.2011.01.113
