Novel 3-carboxy- and 3-phosphonopyrazoline amino acids as potent and selective NMDA receptor antagonists: Design, synthesis, and pharmacological characterization

Paola Conti, Andrea Pinto, Lucia Tamborini, Ulf Madsen, Birgitte Nielsen, Hans Bräuner-Osborne, Kasper Bø Hansen, Elisa Landucci, Domenico E Pellegrini-Giampietro, Giovambattista De Sarro, Eugenio Donato Di Paola, Carlo De Micheli

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    Abstract

    The design and synthesis of new N1-substituted 3-carboxyand 3-phosphonopyrazoline and pyrazole amino acids that target the glutamate binding site of NMDA receptors are described. An analysis of the stereochemical requirements for high-affinity interaction with these receptors was performed. We identified two highly potent and selective competitive NMDA receptor antagonists, (5S,αR)-1 and (5S,αR)-4, which exhibit good in vitro neuroprotective activity and in vivo anticonvulsant activity by i.p. administration, suggesting that these molecules may have potential use as therapeutic agents.

    Original languageEnglish
    JournalChemMedChem
    Volume5
    Issue number9
    Pages (from-to)1465-1475
    ISSN1860-7179
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 3 Sept 2010

    Keywords

    • Former Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences

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