Potency enhancement of the κ-opioid receptor antagonist probe ML140 through sulfonamide constraint utilizing a tetrahydroisoquinoline motif

Kevin J. Frankowski, Stephen R. Slauson, Kimberly M. Lovell, Angela M. Phillips, John M. Streicher, Lei Zhou, David A. Whipple, Frank J. Schoenen, Thomas E. Prisinzano, Laura M. Bohn, Jeffrey Aubé

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Abstract

Optimization of the sulfonamide-based kappa opioid receptor (KOR) antagonist probe molecule ML140 through constraint of the sulfonamide nitrogen within a tetrahydroisoquinoline moiety afforded a marked increase in potency. This strategy, when combined with additional structure-activity relationship exploration, has led to a compound only six-fold less potent than norBNI, a widely utilized KOR antagonist tool compound, but significantly more synthetically accessible. The new optimized probe is suitably potent for use as an in vivo tool to investigate the therapeutic potential of KOR antagonists.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)3948-3956
Number of pages9
JournalBioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry
Volume23
Issue number14
DOIs
StatePublished - Jul 15 2015

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Keywords

  • Antagonist
  • Kappa opioid receptor
  • Molecular constraint
  • Potency enhancement
  • Tetrahydroisoquinoline

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Biochemistry
  • Molecular Medicine
  • Molecular Biology
  • Pharmaceutical Science
  • Drug Discovery
  • Clinical Biochemistry
  • Organic Chemistry

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