Synthesis and pharmacological characterization at glutamate receptors of the four enantiopure isomers of tricholomic acid

Andrea Pinto, Paola Conti, Marco De Amici, Lucia Tamborini, Ulf Madsen, Birgitte Nielsen, Thomas Christesen, Hans Bräuner-Osborne, Carlo De Micheli

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    Abstract

    The two enantiomeric pairs of erythro- and threo-amino-(3'-hydroxy-4',5'-dihydro-isoxazol-5'-yl)-acetic acids were synthesized via the 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition of bromonitrile oxide to ( R)- or ( S)-3-( tert-butoxycarbonyl)-2,2-dimethyl-4-vinyloxazolidine. The pharmacological profiles of the studied amino acids reflect the relationship between the activity/selectivity and the stereochemistry of the two stereogenic centers: while the (2 S,5' S) stereoisomer is an agonist at the AMPA and KA receptors, its (2 R,5' R) enantiomer interacts selectively with the NMDA receptors; the (2 S,5' R) stereoisomer is the only one capable to activate the mGluRs.
    Original languageEnglish
    JournalJournal of Medicinal Chemistry
    Volume51
    Issue number7
    Pages (from-to)2311-2315
    ISSN0022-2623
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2008

    Keywords

    • Amino Acids
    • Animals
    • CHO Cells
    • Cell Line
    • Cloning, Molecular
    • Cricetinae
    • Cricetulus
    • Cyclization
    • Glycine
    • Humans
    • Isoxazoles
    • Molecular Structure
    • Rats
    • Receptors, Glutamate
    • Stereoisomerism
    • Structure-Activity Relationship

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