- Affinity of 3-acyl substituted 4-quinolones at the benzodiazepine site of GABAA receptors
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The finding that alkyl 1,4-dihydro-4-oxoquinoline-3-carboxylate and N-alkyl-1,4-dihydro-4-oxoquinoline-3-carboxamide derivatives may be high-affinity ligands at the benzodiazepine binding site of the GABAA receptor, prompted a study of 3-acyl-1,4-dihydro-4-oxoquinoline (3-acyl-4-quinolones). In general, the affinity of the 3-acyl derivatives was found to be comparable with the 3-carboxylate and the 3-carboxamide derivatives, and certain substituents (e.g., benzyl) in position 6 were again shown to be important. As it is believed that the benzodiazepine binding site is situated between an α- and a γ-subunit in the GABAA receptor, selected compounds were tested on the α1β2γ2s, α2β2γ2s and α3β2γ2s GABAA receptor subtypes. The 3-acyl-4-quinolones display various degrees of selectivity for α1- versus α2- and α3-containing receptors, and high-affinity ligands essentially selective for α1 over α3 were developed.
- Lager, Erik,Nilsson, Jakob,stergaard Nielsen, Elsebet,Nielsen, Mogens,Liljefors, Tommy,Sterner, Olov
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p. 6936 - 6948
(2008/12/21)
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- SYNTHESIS OF dl-PENTALENOLACTONES E AND F.
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The methyl esters of ( plus or minus )-pentalenolactone E and F have been synthesized by a route based on the intramolecular insertion of an alpha -acylcarbene into an unactivated C-H bond to effect closure of the key fused delta -lactone ring system. Lactone reduction, deketalization, and selective acetalization of the derived lactol provided as a mixture of epimers.
- Cane,Thomas
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p. 5295 - 5303
(2007/10/12)
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