New heteroaryl-spaced phosphono α-amino acids are competitive NMDA antagonists with analgesic activity

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/0960-894X(96)00288-0

The synthesis and the NMDA receptor binding affinities of α-amino-3-(phosphonomethyl)-2-naphthalenepropanoic acid, α-amino-3-(phosphonomethyl)-2-benzofuranpropanoic acid, a series of substituted (R)-α-amino-3-(phosphonomethyl)-2-quinolinepropanoic acids, (R)-α-amino-3-(phosphonomethyl)-1,8-naphthyridine-2-propanoic acid and (R)-α-amino-3-(phosphonomethyl)-1,6-naphthyridine-2-propanoic acid are reported.