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6. Discovery of N-Arylsulfonyl-Indole-2-Carboxamide Derivatives as Potent, Selective, and Orally Bioavailable Fructose-1,6-Bisphosphatase Inhibitors-Design, Synthesis, In Vivo Glucose Lowering Effects, and X-ray Crystal Complex Analysis. Zhou J, Bie J, Wang X, Liu Q, Li R, Chen H, Hu J, Cao H, Ji W, Li Y, Liu S*, Shen Z*, Xu B*. J Med Chem. 2020. 63(18):10307-10329.
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