Elucidation of Structural Elements for Selectivity across Monoamine Transporters: Novel 2-[(Diphenylmethyl)sulfinyl]acetamide (Modafinil) Analogues

Oluyomi Okunola-Bakara; Jianjing Cao; Theresa Kopajtic; Jonathan L. Katz; Claus Juul Løland; Lei Shi; Amy Hauck Newman

doi:10.1021/jm401754x

Elucidation of Structural Elements for Selectivity across Monoamine Transporters: Novel 2-[(Diphenylmethyl)sulfinyl]acetamide (Modafinil) Analogues

Oluyomi Okunola-Bakara, Jianjing Cao, Theresa Kopajtic, Jonathan L. Katz, Claus Juul Løland, Lei Shi, Amy Hauck Newman

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Abstract

2-[(Diphenylmethyl)sulfinyl]acetamide (modafinil, (±)-1) is a unique dopamine uptake inhibitor that binds the dopamine transporter (DAT) differently than cocaine and may have potential for the treatment of psychostimulant abuse. To further investigate structural requirements for this divergent binding mode, novel thio- and sulfinylacetamide and ethanamine analogues of (±)-1 were synthesized wherein (1) the diphenyl rings were substituted with methyl, trifluoromethyl, and halogen substituents and (2) substituents were added to the terminal amide/amine nitrogen. Halogen substitution of the diphenyl rings of (±)-1 gave several amide analogues with improved binding affinity for DAT and robust selectivity over the serotonin transporter (SERT), whereas affinity improved at SERT over DAT for the p-halo-substituted amine analogues. Molecular docking studies, using a subset of analogues with DAT and SERT homology models, and functional data obtained with DAT (A480T) and SERT (T497A) mutants defined a role for TM10 in the substrate/inhibitor S1 binding sites of DAT and SERT.

Original language	English
Journal	Journal of Medicinal Chemistry
Volume	57
Issue number	3
Pages (from-to)	1000-1013
Number of pages	13
ISSN	0022-2623
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1021/jm401754x
Publication status	Published - 13 Feb 2014

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