Exploring the orthosteric binding site of the γ-aminobutyric acid type A receptor using 4-(piperidin-4-yl)-1-hydroxypyrazoles 3- or 5-imidazolyl substituted: design, synthesis, and pharmacological evaluation

Jacob Krall, Claus Hatt Jensen, Troels Ersted Sørensen, Birgitte Nielsen, Anders A. Jensen, Tommy Sander, Thomas Balle, Bente Frølund

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Abstract

A series of 4-(piperidin-4-yl)-1-hydroxypyrazole (4-PHP) 3- or 5-imidazolyl substituted analogues have been designed, synthesized, and characterized pharmacologically. All analogues showed binding affinities in the low micro- to low nanomolar range at native rat GABAA receptors and were found to be antagonists at the human α1β2γ 2s receptor. The structure-activity relationship of the compound series demonstrates distinct differences in size and architecture of previously discovered cavities in the vicinity of the 4-PHP scaffold in the orthosteric binding site.

Original languageDanish
JournalJournal of Medicinal Chemistry
Volume56
Issue number16
Pages (from-to)6536−6540
Number of pages5
ISSN0022-2623
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 22 Aug 2013

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