Characterization of a novel glucokinase activator in rat and mouse models.

Characterization of a novel glucokinase activator in rat and mouse models.

Glucokinase (GK) is a hexokinase isozyme that catalyzes the phosphorylation of glucose to glucose-6-phosphate. Glucokinase activators are being investigated as potential diabetes therapies because of their effects on hepatic glucose output and/or insulin secretion. Here, we have examined the efficac...

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Main Authors: Min Lu, Pingping Li, Gautam Bandyopadhyay, William Lagakos, Walter E Dewolf, Taylor Alford, Mark Joseph Chicarelli, Lance Williams, Deborah A Anderson, Brian R Baer, Maralee McVean, Marion Conn, Murielle M Véniant, Peter Coward
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3922816?pdf=render

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