AMpkinone Chemical Properties

Boiling point:

732.7±70.0 °C(Predicted)

Density 

1.353±0.06 g/cm3(Predicted)

storage temp. 

Store at -20°C

solubility 

≤2mg/ml in DMSO;10mg/ml in dimethyl formamide

form 

crystalline solid

pka

9.01±0.40(Predicted)

color 

Light yellow to yellow

AMpkinone Usage And Synthesis

Uses

Ampkinone is a novel small molecule activator of AMP-activated protein kinase. Ampkinone was shown to exhibit antidiabetic and antiobesity effects.

Biological Activity

ampkinone is an ampk activator.adenosine 5'-monophosphate (amp) activated protein kinase (ampk) has considered as an promising target molecule for the treatment of metabolic disorders, such as obesity and type 2 diabetes.

in vitro

ampkinone was identified as an indirect ampk activator, which was derived from the small molecule library constructed by diversity-oriented synthesis. ampkinone was able to stimulate the phosphorylation of ampk through the indirect activation of ampk in various cell lines. moreover, ampkinone-mediated activation of ampk needed the activity of lkb1 and led to increased glucose uptake in muscle cells [1].

in vivo

animal study found that ampkinone-treated dio mice had significantly reduced total body weight and overall fat mass. histological examination and measurement of lipid parameters showed that ampkinone could effectively improve metabolic abnormalities. these results demonstrated that ampkinone had a potential as a new class of therapeutic agent for antidiabetic and antiobesity treatment through the indirect stimulation of ampk [1].

References

[1] oh, s. ,kim, s.j.,hwang, j.h., et al. antidiabetic and antiobesity effects of ampkinone (6f), a novel small molecule activator of amp-activated protein kinase. journal of medicinal chemistry 53, 7405-7413 (2010).