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GABA agonists. Resolution, absolute stereochemistry, and enantioselectivity of (S)-(+)- and (R)-(-)-dihydromuscimol.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  2999396     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
(RS)-5-(Aminomethyl)-2-isoxazolin-3-ol (dihydromuscimol, DHM) is a potent 4-aminobutyric acid (GABA) agonist, the inhibitory effects of which on neurons are sensitive to the antagonist bicuculline methochloride (BMC), and it also interacts with the GABA uptake system in vitro. (S)-(+)-DHM (4) and (R)-(-)-DHM (5) were obtained in optically pure forms via resolution of tert-butyloxycarbonyl-protected DHM (1) using cinchonidine as the only resolving agent. The optical purity and absolute stereochemistry of 4 and 5 were established by chemical correlation to the (S)-(+) enantiomer of 3-hydroxy-4-aminobutyric acid (GABOB). While 4 was a specific and potent BMC-sensitive GABA agonist in vivo and in vitro, possibly the most potent GABA agonist so far described, the inhibition of GABA uptake by DHM proved to reside exclusively in the (R)-(-) enantiomer (5). The affinity of 5 for BMC-sensitive GABA receptor sites in vitro was some 50 times lower than that of 4. Compounds 4 and 5 can be considered semirigid isosteres of the conformationally flexible GABA analogues (S)-(+)- and (R)-(-)-GABOB, respectively, which show a very low degree of enantioselectivity with respect to GABA synaptic mechanisms. This correlation between the degree of enantioselectivity and conformational mobility of chiral GABA analogues might be of importance for the design of new drugs with specific actions at synapses at which GABA is the transmitter.
Authors:
P Krogsgaard-Larsen; L Nielsen; E Falch; D R Curtis
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Comparative Study; Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of medicinal chemistry     Volume:  28     ISSN:  0022-2623     ISO Abbreviation:  J. Med. Chem.     Publication Date:  1985 Nov 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1985-12-27     Completed Date:  1985-12-27     Revised Date:  2008-11-21    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9716531     Medline TA:  J Med Chem     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  1612-7     Citation Subset:  IM    
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Animals
Bicuculline / analogs & derivatives,  pharmacology
Brain / drug effects,  metabolism
Cats
Chemical Phenomena
Chemistry
Diazepam / metabolism
Isoxazoles / metabolism
Molecular Conformation
Muscimol / analogs & derivatives*,  isolation & purification,  pharmacology
Neurons / drug effects,  physiology
Oxazolidinones*
Piperidines / metabolism
Rats
Receptors, GABA-A / drug effects,  metabolism
Spinal Cord / cytology
Stereoisomerism
Structure-Activity Relationship
Synaptic Membranes / metabolism
gamma-Aminobutyric Acid / analogs & derivatives,  metabolism*,  pharmacology
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Isoxazoles; 0/Oxazolidinones; 0/Piperidines; 0/Receptors, GABA-A; 2763-96-4/Muscimol; 352-21-6/4-amino-3-hydroxybutyric acid; 38641-83-7/bicuculline methochloride; 439-14-5/Diazepam; 485-49-4/Bicuculline; 56-12-2/gamma-Aminobutyric Acid; 64603-91-4/4,5,6,7-tetrahydroisoxazolo(5,4-c)pyridin-3-ol; 72241-46-4/dihydromuscimol; 72450-62-5/piperidine-4-sulfonic acid

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