Stereoselective synthesis and preliminary evaluation of new D-3-heteroarylcarbonylalanines as ligands of the NMDA receptor

Autor: Renata Fittipaldi Pessoa, Newton G. Castro, Paulo R. R. Costa, D. L. Mendonça-Silva, Rodrigo R.B. Caruso, Paulo G. de Lima, François Noël, Simone O. Alves, Ricardo José Nunes
Rok vydání: 2004
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Zdroj: Bioorganicmedicinal chemistry letters. 14(17)
ISSN: 0960-894X
Popis: New N-heteroarylcarbonylalanines of the D-series were stereoselectively prepared from enoates derived from D-mannitol. These compounds were active in binding and functional assays of the NMDA sub-type of glutamate receptors. A pyridine derivative inhibited MK801 binding, protected neurons from excitotoxic damage and blocked NMDA-induced currents in neurons. A thiophene derivative positively modulated the NMDA receptor, possibly through the allosteric glycine site.
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