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ID: ALA1641586

Journal: Bioorg Med Chem Lett

Title: Stereospecific synthesis and structure-activity relationships of unsymmetrical 4,4-diphenylbut-3-enyl derivatives of nipecotic acid as GAT-1 inhibitors.

Authors: Pizzi DA, Leslie CP, Di Fabio R, Seri C, Bernasconi G, Squaglia M, Carnevale G, Falchi A, Greco E, Mangiarini L, Negri M.

Abstract: Two complementary stereospecific synthetic approaches for the preparation of unsymmetrical ortho-substituted N-(4,4-diphenylbut-3-enyl) derivatives of nipecotic acid are described. Determination of the activity of the prepared compounds at the GAT-1 transporter highlighted differing SAR requirements of the E- and Z-phenyl rings, and led to the discovery of a compound with comparable potency to tiagabine. Some attempts to replace nipecotic acid with alternative novel amino acids are also described.

CiteXplore: 21134748

DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2010.09.025