- Preparation method of N-methylamino acid with optical configurations
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The invention belongs to the field of medicine synthesis, relates to a preparation method of N-methylamino acid with optical configurations and in particular relates to a preparation method of N-methylamino acid with an R configuration and an S configuration. The preparation method is shown in the description. According to the preparation method provided by the invention, the configurations of reactants are transformed to obtain the N-methylamino acid with corresponding opposite configurations, and the preparation method is suitable for commercial scale production.
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Paragraph 0033; 0036; 0037
(2017/08/29)
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- Phase I metabolites of mephedrone display biological activity as substrates at monoamine transporters
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Background and Purpose: 4-Methyl-N-methylcathinone (mephedrone) is a synthetic stimulant that acts as a substrate-type releaser at transporters for dopamine (DAT), noradrenaline (NET) and 5-HT (SERT). Upon systemic administration, mephedrone is metabolized to several phase I compounds: the N-demethylated metabolite, 4-methylcathinone (nor-mephedrone); the ring-hydroxylated metabolite, 4-hydroxytolylmephedrone (4-OH-mephedrone); and the reduced keto-metabolite, dihydromephedrone. Experimental Approach: We used in vitro assays to compare the effects of mephedrone and synthetically prepared metabolites on transporter-mediated uptake and release in HEK293 cells expressing human monoamine transporters and in rat brain synaptosomes. In vivo microdialysis was employed to examine the effects of i.v. metabolite injection (1 and 3?mg·kg?1) on extracellular dopamine and 5-HT levels in rat nucleus accumbens. Key Results: In cells expressing transporters, mephedrone and its metabolites inhibited uptake, although dihydromephedrone was weak overall. In cells and synaptosomes, nor-mephedrone and 4-OH-mephedrone served as transportable substrates, inducing release via monoamine transporters. When administered to rats, mephedrone and nor-mephedrone produced elevations in extracellular dopamine and 5-HT, whereas 4-OH-mephedrone did not. Mephedrone and nor-mephedrone, but not 4-OH-mephedrone, induced locomotor activity. Conclusions and Implications: Our results demonstrate that phase I metabolites of mephedrone are transporter substrates (i.e. releasers) at DAT, NET and SERT, but dihydromephedrone is weak in this regard. When administered in vivo, nor-mephedrone increases extracellular dopamine and 5-HT in the brain whereas 4-OH-mephedrone does not, suggesting the latter metabolite does not penetrate the blood–brain barrier. Future studies should examine the pharmacokinetics of nor-mephedrone to determine its possible contribution to the in vivo effects produced by mephedrone.
- Mayer,Wimmer,Dillon-Carter,Partilla,Burchardt,Mihovilovic,Baumann,Sitte
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p. 2657 - 2668
(2016/10/19)
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- Total synthesis, absolute configuration, and biological activity of xyloallenoide A
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The novel natural product xyloallenoide A, isolated from the marine mangrove endophytic fungus from the South China Sea, and its diastereoisomer xyloallenoide A1, which contain N-methyl-substituted amino acids, were synthesized. The absolute configurations of the amino acid units of xyloallenoide A were finally confirmed to be L-Lys, Me-D-Val, and Me-L-Ala. This report represents a practical and attractive alternative for the synthesis of N-methyl-substituted cyclotripeptides. In the preliminary bioassay, synthetic xyloallenoide A showed marginal activities against KB (IC50=9.6 mm) and KBv200 cells (IC50=10.3 μm), and xyloallenoide A1 was inactive against KB and KBv200 cells.
- Wang, San-Yong,Xu, Zhong-Liang,Wang, Hui,Li, Chun-Rong,Fu, Li-Wu,Pang, Ji-Yan,Li, Jing,She, Zhi-Gang,Lin, Yong-Cheng
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experimental part
p. 973 - 982
(2012/08/08)
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