Chemo-enzymatic synthesis of (2S,4R)-2-amino-4-(3-(2,2-diphenylethylamino)-3-oxopropyl)pentanedioic acid: a novel selective inhibitor of human excitatory amino acid transporter subtype 2

Emanuelle Sagot, Anders A. Jensen, Darryl S Pickering, Xiaosui Pu, Michelle Umberti, Tine B. Stensbøl, Birgitte Nielsen, Zeinab Assaf, Bétina Aboab, Jean Bolte, Thierry Gefflaut, Lennart Bunch

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    Abstract

    In the mammalian central nervous system (CNS), the action of sodium dependent excitatory amino acid transporters (EAATs) is responsible for termination of glutamatergic neurotransmission by reuptake of ( S) -glutamate (Glu) from the synaptic cleft. Five EAAT subtypes have been identified, of which EAAT1-4 are present in the CNS, while EAAT5 is localized exclusively in the retina. In this study, we have used an enantioselective chemo-enzymatic strategy to synthesize 10 new Glu analogues 2a- k ( 2d is exempt) with different functionalities in the 4 R-position and characterized their pharmacological properties at the human EAAT1-3. In particular, one compound, 2k, displayed a significant preference as inhibitor of the EAAT2 subtype over EAAT1,3. The compound also displayed very low affinities toward ionotropic and metabotropic Glu receptors, making it the most selective EAAT2 inhibitor described so far.
    Original languageEnglish
    JournalJournal of Medicinal Chemistry
    Volume51
    Issue number14
    Pages (from-to)4085-4092
    Number of pages8
    ISSN0022-2623
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2008

    Keywords

    • Cell Line
    • Excitatory Amino Acid Antagonists
    • Glutamate Plasma Membrane Transport Proteins
    • Glutarates
    • Humans
    • Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
    • Membrane Potentials
    • Spectrometry, Mass, Electrospray Ionization
    • Stereoisomerism

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