Design, synthesis and biological evaluation of l-dopa amide derivatives as potential prodrugs for the treatment of Parkinson’s disease

Autor: Sarah Rose, Robert C. Hider, Bruce Campbell, Kayhan A. Tayarani-Binazir, Christopher Hobbs, Alexander Syme, Mark Jairaj, Tao Zhou, Peter Jenner
Rok vydání: 2010
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Zdroj: European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 45:4035-4042
ISSN: 0223-5234
Popis: A range of amide derivatives of L-dopa were synthesized and investigated for their pharmacological activity and their ability to be converted to L-dopa using the unilaterally 6-hydroxydopamine (6-OHDA)-lesioned rat, as an experimental model of Parkinson's disease. The diacetyl derivative of L-dopa amide (11b) was found to be more active than L-dopa after its oral administration and generated plasma levels of L-dopa in the therapeutic range for an antiparkinsonian effect in man.
Databáze: OpenAIRE