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Discovery of potent, selective, orally bioavailable stearoyl-CoA desaturase 1 inhibitors
Liu, Gang,Lynch, John K.,Freeman, Jennifer,Liu, Bo,Xin, Zhili,Zhao, Hongyu,Serby, Michael D.,Kym, Philip R.,Suhar, Tom S.,Smith, Harriet T.,Cao, Ning,Yang, Ruojing,Janis, Rich S.,Krauser, Joel A.,Cepa, Steven P.,Beno, David W. A.,Sham, Hing L.,Collins, Christine A.,Surowy, Teresa K.,Camp, Heidi S.
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Stearoyl-CoA desaturase 1 (SCD1) catalyzes the committed step in the biosynthesis of monounsaturated fatty acids from saturated, long-chain fatty acids. Studies with SCD1 knockout mice have established that these animals are lean and protected from leptin