Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor agonists with phenethylphenylphthalimide skeleton derived from thalidomide-related liver X receptor antagonists: Relationship between absolute configuration and subtype selectivity

Introduction of an alkylcarboxylic acid unit, which is a partial structure of endogenous peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor (PPAR) ligands, into a phenethylphenylphthalimide skeleton, which possesses liver X receptor (LXR) antagonistic activity, afforded novel PPAR ligands. The results of structure–activity relationship analysis and docking studies led us to the potent PPAR agonists 13c–e. The absolute configuration of 13c–e affects the PPAR subtype selectivity.

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