10.1021/jm701394a
The research focuses on the synthesis and pharmacological characterization of the four enantiopure isomers of tricholomic acid at glutamate receptors. The study involves the synthesis of erythro- and threo-amino-(3′-hydroxy-4′,5′-dihydro-isoxazol-5′-yl)-acetic acids, which were prepared via the 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition of bromonitrile oxide to (R)- or (S)-3-(tert-butoxycarbonyl)2,2-dimethyl-4-vinyloxazolidine. The pharmacological profiles of these amino acids were evaluated to understand the relationship between their activity/selectivity and the stereochemistry of the two stereogenic centers. The experiments utilized various reactants, including dibromoformaldoxime and NaHCO3, and analytical techniques such as 1H NMR and 13C NMR spectroscopy, HPLC, and optical rotation measurements to determine the enantiomeric excess and absolute configuration of the synthesized compounds. The synthesized enantiomers were then tested for their activity at iGluRs and mGluRs using in vitro binding assays, calcium imaging assays on HEK cells expressing different iGluR subtypes, and second messenger assays on CHO cells expressing mGluR subtypes.