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The structure?activity relationship of the 3-Oxy site in the anticonvulsant (R)- N -benzyl 2-acetamido-3-methoxypropionamide
Morieux, Pierre,Salomé, Christophe,Park, Ki Duk,Stables, James P.,Kohn, Harold
supporting information; experimental part, p. 5716 - 5726 (2010/10/03)
Lacosamide ((R)-N-benzyl 2-acetamido-3-methoxypropionamide, (R)-1) is a low molecular weight anticonvulsant recently introduced in the United States and Europe for adjuvant treatment of partial-onset seizures in adults. In this study, we define the structure?activity relationship (SAR) for the compound's 3-oxy site. Placement of small nonpolar, nonbulky substituents at the 3-oxy site provided compounds with pronounced seizure protection in the maximal electroshock (MES) seizure test with activities similar to (R)-1. The anticonvulsant activity loss that accompanied introduction of larger moieties at the 3-oxy site in (R)-1 was offset, in part, by including unsaturated groups at this position. Our findings were similar to a recently reported SAR study of the 4?-benzylamide site in (R)-1 (J. Med. Chem. 2010, 53, 1288 ?1305). Together, these results indicate that both the 3-oxy and 4?-benzylamide positions in (R)-1 can accommodate nonbulky, hydrophobic groups and still retain pronounced anticonvulsant activities in rodents in the MES seizure model.
