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Background
Sitagliptin phosphate monohydrate is the phosphate salt of its active component, sitagliptin, with one molecule of water. Sitagliptin is a potent inhibitor of dipeptidyl peptidase 4 (DPP-4), an enzyme catalyzing the cleavage of peptides with an N-terminal alanine or proline amino acid residue, that selectively inhibits DPP-4 with 50% inhibition concentration IC50 value of 18 nM and shows no affinity towards other DDP enzymes (such as DDP-8 and DDP-9). The inhibition of DPP4 by sitagliptin has been found to be mediated by increasing levels of two DPP-4 substrates, including glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) and gastric inhibitory polypeptide (GIP). Sitagliptin is currently being investigated in the treatment of type II diabetes.
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