Ervogastat is an experimental small-molecule drug and selective diacylglycerol O-acyltransferase 2 inhibitor developed by Pfizer for non-alcoholic steatohepatitis.[1] Its development was previously halted by the company but resumed in 2022.[2]

Ervogastat
Clinical data
Other namesPF-06865571
Legal status
Legal status
  • Investigational
Identifiers
  • 2-[5-(3-Ethoxypyridin-2-yl)oxypyridin-3-yl]-N-[(3S)-oxolan-3-yl]pyrimidine-5-carboxamide
CAS Number
PubChem CID
ChemSpider
UNII
ChEMBL
Chemical and physical data
FormulaC21H21N5O4
Molar mass407.430 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)
  • CCOC1=C(N=CC=C1)OC2=CN=CC(=C2)C3=NC=C(C=N3)C(=O)N[C@H]4CCOC4
  • InChI=1S/C21H21N5O4/c1-2-29-18-4-3-6-23-21(18)30-17-8-14(9-22-12-17)19-24-10-15(11-25-19)20(27)26-16-5-7-28-13-16/h3-4,6,8-12,16H,2,5,7,13H2,1H3,(H,26,27)/t16-/m0/s1
  • Key:UKBQFBRPXKGJPY-INIZCTEOSA-N

References edit

  1. ^ Futatsugi, Kentaro; Cabral, Shawn; Kung, Daniel W.; Huard, Kim; Lee, Esther; Boehm, Markus; Bauman, Jonathan; Clark, Ronald W.; Coffey, Steven B.; Crowley, Collin; Dechert-Schmitt, Anne-Marie; Dowling, Matthew S.; Dullea, Robert; Gosset, James R.; Kalgutkar, Amit S.; Kou, Kou; Li, Qifang; Lian, Yajing; Loria, Paula M.; Londregan, Allyn T.; Niosi, Mark; Orozco, Christine; Pettersen, John C.; Pfefferkorn, Jeffrey A.; Polivkova, Jana; Ross, Trenton T.; Sharma, Raman; Stock, Ingrid A.; Tesz, Gregory; Wisniewska, Hanna; Goodwin, Bryan; Price, David A. (24 November 2022). "Discovery of Ervogastat (PF-06865571): A Potent and Selective Inhibitor of Diacylglycerol Acyltransferase 2 for the Treatment of Non-alcoholic Steatohepatitis". Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 65 (22): 15000–15013. doi:10.1021/acs.jmedchem.2c01200. PMID 36322383. S2CID 253257260.
  2. ^ "With the right partner, Pfizer gains fast-track tag for previously shelved NASH drug". Retrieved 20 November 2023.