Fructose-1,6-bisphosphatase Inhibitors: A Review of Recent (2000- 2017) Advances and Structure-Activity Relationship Studies

Abstract

: Diabetes mellitus, commonly referred to as diabetes, is the 8th leading cause of death worldwide. As of 2015, approximately 415 million people were estimated to be diabetic worldwide, type 2 diabetes being the most common accounting for approximately 90-95% of all diagnosed cases with increasing prevalence. Fructose-1,6-bisphosphatase is one of the important therapeutic targets recently discovered to treat this chronic disease. In this focused review, we have highlighted recent advances and structure-activity relationship studies in the discovery and development of different fructose-1,6-bisphosphatase inhibitors reported since the year 2000.