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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 18, 2017
Filed:
Oct. 11, 2013
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp., Rahway, NJ (US);
Mariappan Chelliah, Edison, NJ (US);
Hong Dong Chu, Livingston, NJ (US);
Jason M. Cox, East Windsor, NJ (US);
John S. Debenham, Scotch Plains, NJ (US);
Keith Eagen, Long Valley, NJ (US);
Ping Lan, Plainsboro, NJ (US);
Clare London, Chatham, NJ (US);
Michael A. Plotkin, Frenchtown, NJ (US);
Unmesh Shah, Neshanic Station, NJ (US);
Christopher Joseph Sinz, Middletown, NJ (US);
Zhongxiang Sun, Princeton, NJ (US);
Henry M. Vaccaro, South Plainfield, NJ (US);
Srikanth Venkatraman, Edison, NJ (US);
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp., Rahway, NJ (US);
Abstract
The present invention relates to a compound represented by formula (I): and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof are disclosed as useful for treating or preventing diabetes, hyperlipidemia, obesity, inflammation related disorders, and related diseases and conditions. The compounds are useful as agonists of the G-protein coupled receptor GPR120. Pharmaceutical compositions and methods of treatment are also included.