Serotonergic and dopaminergic activities of rigidified (R)-aporphine derivatives

Bioorg Med Chem Lett. 2001 Feb 12;11(3):367-70. doi: 10.1016/s0960-894x(00)00655-7.

Abstract

Novel rigidified (R)-aporphine derivatives were synthesized from (R)-1,11-carbonylaporphine by ring expansion reactions. The structures of the novel analogues were assigned by NMR spectroscopy and X-ray crystallography. The compounds showed moderate affinities and selectivities at serotonin S-HT1A and 5-HT7 and dopamine D2A receptors.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Aporphines / chemical synthesis
  • Aporphines / metabolism*
  • Combinatorial Chemistry Techniques
  • Dopamine Agonists / chemical synthesis*
  • Dopamine Agonists / metabolism
  • Hippocampus / chemistry
  • Humans
  • Molecular Conformation
  • Protein Binding
  • Receptors, Dopamine D2 / metabolism
  • Receptors, Serotonin / metabolism
  • Receptors, Serotonin, 5-HT1
  • Serotonin Receptor Agonists / chemical synthesis*
  • Serotonin Receptor Agonists / metabolism
  • Stereoisomerism
  • Structure-Activity Relationship

Substances

  • Aporphines
  • Dopamine Agonists
  • Receptors, Dopamine D2
  • Receptors, Serotonin
  • Receptors, Serotonin, 5-HT1
  • Serotonin Receptor Agonists
  • serotonin 7 receptor
  • aporphine