Design and synthesis of a type of benzopyran derivatives with insulin-sensitizing activity / 药学学报

Ten novel compounds were designed and synthesized on the basis of compound 1, their insulin-sensitizing activities were evaluated in 3T3-L1 cells. Results showed that compound 10 exhibited strong differentiation-stimulating activity on 3T3-L1 cells model, which indicated that compound 10 may possess well insulin-sensitizing activity.