“…20,25 Among the first efficient glucose analogs were the N-acyl-glucopyranosylamines, for 70 example, 1a,b,h,i (Chart 1), and further inhibitor design led to the discovery of more potent N-acyl-N 0 -b-D-glucopyranosyl-ureas like 2a,b,h,i. As another class of efficient molecules, we developed several inhibitors having C-glucosyl heterocyclic structural elements such as tetrazole 3, benzimidazole 4, benzothiazole 5, 1,3,4-oxadiazole 21,22 6a and 1,2,4-oxadiazoles 7a,b,i and 8b, 23,24 as well as hydroquinone derivatives. 26 Several of these compounds displayed an inhibition against rabbit muscle glycogen phosphorylase b (RMGPb) in the low micromolar range.…”