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 language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 3948-3956 |
Number of pages | 9 |
Journal | Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry |
Volume | 23 |
Issue number | 14 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jul 15 2015 |
Bibliographical note
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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