3,16-Bisquaternary ammonium steroid derivatives as neuromuscular blocking agents: Synthesis and biological evaluation

Autor: Xianming Hu, Min Feng, Zhigang Rao, Yuling Xiao, Jianrong Xu, Xianbing Ke, Hao Hu, Peng Liu, Zhe Wu, Xuechuan Hong, Hongzhuan Chen
Rok vydání: 2015
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Zdroj: Steroids. 96:103-114
ISSN: 0039-128X
DOI: 10.1016/j.steroids.2015.01.008
Popis: Neuromuscular blocking agents (NMBAs) are widely used in surgery to achieve skeleton muscles relaxation under light anesthesia status. In this work, we synthesized a series of 3,16-bisquaternary ammonium steroidal NMBAs. Among them, three compounds exhibited higher in vitro activities than the commenced drug rocuronium. In addition, structure-activity relationship was unveiled. We found that the intact acetylcholine-like moiety in D-ring was not necessary for maintaining activity but both the acetyl group and the quaternary nitrogen were very essential.
Databáze: OpenAIRE