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ID: ALA1135281
Journal: Bioorg Med Chem Lett
Title: Solid-phase synthesis and pharmacological evaluation of analogues of PhTX-12-A potent and selective nicotinic acetylcholine receptor antagonist.
Authors: Strømgaard K, Mellor IR, Andersen K, Neagoe I, Pluteanu F, Usherwood PN, Krogsgaard-Larsen P, Jaroszewski JW.
Abstract: Philanthotoxin-12 (PhTX-12) is a novel potent and selective, noncompetitive antagonist of nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs). Homologues of PhTX-12 with 7-11 methylene groups between the primary amino group and the aromatic head-group were synthesized using solid-phase methodology. In vitro electrophysiological studies of nAChR demonstrated that decreasing the number of methylene groups from 12 to 11 significantly increased potency. Antagonism by PhTX-11, like that of PhTX-12, was only weakly voltage-dependent. When the methylene spacer was reduced further, antagonism was decreased below that of PhTX-12, and in some cases potentiation of ACh responses by up to 60% was observed.
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