title: Discovery of pyrazolopyrimidines as the first class of allosteric agonists for the high affinity nicotinic acid receptor GPR109A.
abstract: Pyrazolopyrimidines were discovered as the first class of allosteric agonists for the high affinity nicotinic acid receptor GPR109A. In addition to its intrinsic activity, compound 9n significantly enhances nicotinic acid binding to the receptor, thereby potentiating the functional efficacy of nicotinic acid.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Merck Research Laboratories, Merck & Co., Inc., PO Box 2000, Rahway, NJ 07065-0900, USA. hong_shen@merck.com
authors.forename: Hong C
authors.initials: HC
authors.lastname: Shen
authors.forename: Andrew K P
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Taggart
authors.forename: Larissa C
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Wilsie
authors.forename: M Gerard
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Waters
authors.forename: Milton L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Hammond
authors.forename: James R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Tata
authors.forename: Steven L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Colletti