A novel hydroxyfuroic acid compound as an insulin receptor activator structure and activity relationship of a prenylindole moiety to insulin receptor activation

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Diabetes Mellitus is a chronic disease and many patients of which require frequent subcutaneous insulin injection to maintain proper blood glucose levels. Due to the inconvenience of insulin administration, an orally active insulin r...

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Main Authors: Tsai Henry J, Chou Shan-Yen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2009-07-01
Series:Journal of Biomedical Science
Online Access:http://www.jbiomedsci.com/content/16/1/68