| Literature DB >> 18774714 |
Gajanan K Dewkar1, Srinivas Peddi, Philip D Mosier, Bryan L Roth, Richard B Westkaemper.
Abstract
The effects of methoxy-substitution at the 1-, 2-, 3-, and 4-positions of 9-aminomethyl-9,10-dihydroanthracene (AMDA) on h5-HT(2A) receptor affinity were determined. Racemic mixtures of these compounds were found to show the following affinity trend: 3-MeO > 4-MeO > 1-MeO approximately 2-MeO. Comparison of the effects of these substitutions, with the aid of computational molecular modeling techniques, suggest that the various positional and stereochemical isomers of the methoxy-substituted AMDA compounds interact differently with the h5-HT(2A) receptor. It is predicted that for the compounds with higher affinities, the methoxy oxygen atom is able to interact with hydrogen bond-donating sidechains within alternative h5-HT(2A) receptor binding sites, whereas the lower-affinity isomers lack this ability.Entities:
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Year: 2008 PMID: 18774714 PMCID: PMC3082371 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2008.08.059
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Bioorg Med Chem Lett ISSN: 0960-894X Impact factor: 2.823