Tying up Nicotine: New Selective Competitive Antagonist of the Neuronal Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors

Ida Nymann Petersen, François Crestey, Anders A Jensen, Dinesh C Indurthi, Henrik Pedersen, Jesper T Andreasen, Thomas Balle, Jesper L Kristensen

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    Abstract

    Conformational restriction of the pyrrolidine nitrogen in nicotine by the introduction of an ethylene bridge provided a potent and selective antagonist of the α4β2-subtype of the nicotinic acetylcholine receptors. Resolution by chiral SFC, pharmacological characterization of the two enantiomers, and determination of absolute configuration via enantioselective synthesis showed that the pharmacological activity resided almost exclusively in the (R)-enantiomer.

    Original languageEnglish
    JournalA C S Medicinal Chemistry Letters
    Volume6
    Issue number4
    Pages (from-to)472-475
    Number of pages4
    ISSN1948-5875
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 9 Apr 2015

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