26774-07-2Relevant academic research and scientific papers
Computer-Aided Molecular Modeling, Synthesis, and Biological Evaluation of 8-(Benzyloxy)-2-phenylpyrazoloquinoline as a Novel Benzodiazepine Receptor Agonist Ligand
Wang, C.-G.,Langer, T.,Kamath, P. G.,Gu, Z.-Q.,Skolnick, P.,Fryer, R. Ian
, p. 950 - 957 (2007/10/02)
Using computer-aided conformational analysis, based on molecular dynamics simulation, cluster analysis, and Monte Carlo techniques, we have designed and synthesized compounds in which a benzyloxy substituent has been incorporated into a series of pyrazoloquinoline benzodiazepine receptor (BZR) ligands.Earlier studies had shown that the benzyloxy group could act as part of the agonist pharmacophoric determinant in the β-carboline ring system.Furthermore, the agonist β-carboline had been correlated with a binding site orientation and volume fit for an agonist 6-phenylimidazobenzodiazepine carboxylate.The present study was undertaken to determine whether the benzyloxy substituent could be used as an agonist pharmacophoric descriptor for the phenylpyrazoloquinolin-3-one BZR ligands.The results of a determination of GABA shift ratios for the synthetic ligands indicate that 8-(benzyloxy)-2-phenylpyrazoloquinolin-3-one can be predicted to be an agonist at the BZR.
