- Synthesis and anticonvulsant activities of (R)-(O)-methylserine derivatives
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Efficient procedures for the synthesis of (R)-N-benzyl-2-amino-3- methoxypropionamide ((R)-3), 2-acetamido-3-methoxypropionic acid (4), and O- methylserine (5) are described beginning from (R)-Cbz-serine ((R)-7). The reactions proceeded with little or no racemization and permitted the synthesis of the potent anticonvulsant (R)N-benzyl-2-acetamido-3- methoxypropionamide ((R)-2). The anticonvulsant activities of 2-4 were determined revealing the surprising activity of (R)-2.
- Andurkar, Shridhar V.,Stables, James P.,Kohn, Harold
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- Primary amino acid derivatives: Compounds with anticonvulsant and neuropathic pain protection activities
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Pharmacological management remains the primary method to treat epilepsy and neuropathic pain. We have advanced a novel class of anticonvulsants termed functionalized amino acids (FAAs). In this study, we examine FAA derivatives from which the terminal acetyl moiety was removed and termed these compounds primary amino acid derivatives (PAADs). Twenty-seven PAADs were prepared; the central C(2) R-substituent was varied, including C(2) stereochemistry, and the compounds were tested in rodent models of seizures and neuropathic pain. C(2)-Hydrocarbon N-benzylamide PAADs were potent anticonvulsants and excellent anticonvulsant activity (mice, ip; rat, po) was observed for C(2) R-substituted PAADs in which the R group was ethyl, isopropyl, or tert-butyl, and the C(2) stereochemistry conformed to the d-amino acid configuration ((R)-stereoisomer). These values surpassed the activities of several clinical antiepileptic drugs. The C(2) (R)-ethyl and C(2) (R)-isopropyl PAADs also displayed excellent activities in the mouse (ip) formalin neuropathic pain model. Significantly, unlike the FAA structure-activity relationship, PAAD anticonvulsant activity increased upon substitution of a methylene unit for a heteroatom in the R-substituent that was one atom removed from the C(2) site, suggesting that these PAADs function by a different pathway than FAAs.
- King, Amber M.,Salomé, Christophe,Dinsmore, Jason,Salomé-Grosjean, Elise,De Ryck, Marc,Kaminski, Rafal,Valade, Anne,Kohn, Harold
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(2011/10/01)
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- NOVEL N-BENZYLAMIDE SUBSTITUTED DERIVATIVES OF 2-(ACYLAMIDO)ACETIC ACID AND 2-(ACYLAMIDO)PROPIONIC ACIDS: POTENT NEUROLOGICAL AGENTS
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A first aspect of the invention is a compound (sometimes also referred to herein as an "active agent" or "active compound") of Formula (I) or ( Ia): or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or prodrug thereof. Compositions thereof and methods of using the same (e.g. for the treatment of a neurological disease) are also described.
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(2009/12/27)
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