Agonism and allosterism: The pharmacology of the free fatty acid receptors FFA2 and FFA3

British Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 158, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 146-153

  Milligan, Graeme ^a   Stoddart, Leigh A ^a   Smith, Nicola J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ago allosterism; Free fatty acid; G protein coupled receptor

Indexed keywords

BENZENEACETAMIDE DERIVATIVE; CHLORO ALPHA (1 METHYLETHYL) N 2 THIAZOLYLBENZENEACETAMIDE; FATTY ACID; FREE FATTY ACID RECEPTOR 2; FREE FATTY ACID RECEPTOR 3; RECEPTOR PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADIPOSE TISSUE CELL; ALLOSTERISM; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG BINDING SITE; DRUG POTENCY; DRUG RECEPTOR BINDING; DRUG STRUCTURE; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; HUMAN; IMMUNOCOMPETENT CELL; INFLAMMATION; NONHUMAN; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; RECEPTOR AFFINITY; REVIEW; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; WHITE ADIPOSE TISSUE;

ALLOSTERIC REGULATION; ANIMALS; FATTY ACIDS, NONESTERIFIED; HUMANS; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, SECONDARY; RECEPTORS, CELL SURFACE; RECEPTORS, G-PROTEIN-COUPLED; STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP;

EID: 69249214021     PISSN: 00071188     EISSN: 14765381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1476-5381.2009.00421.x     Document Type: Review

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