Chemoenzymatic synthesis and binding affinity of novel (R)- and (S)-3-aminomethyl-1-tetralones, potential atypical antipsychotics

Bioorg Med Chem Lett. 2004 Feb 9;14(3):585-9. doi: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2003.11.064.

Abstract

A series of (R)- and (S)-3-aminomethyl-1-tetralones, conformationally constrained analogues of haloperidol, have been obtained by enzymatic resolution of the corresponding racemic 3-hydroxymethyl-1-tetralones using Pseudomonas fluorescens lipase. Their binding affinities at dopamine D(2) and serotonin 5-HT(2A) and 5-HT(2C) receptors were determined showing in some cases an atypical antipsychotic profile with Meltzer's ratio higher than 1.30.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Antipsychotic Agents / chemical synthesis*
  • Antipsychotic Agents / metabolism*
  • Binding Sites
  • Haloperidol / analogs & derivatives
  • Haloperidol / chemical synthesis*
  • Haloperidol / metabolism
  • Lipase / metabolism
  • Pseudomonas fluorescens / enzymology
  • Receptors, Dopamine D2 / metabolism*
  • Receptors, Serotonin / metabolism*
  • Stereoisomerism
  • Tetralones / chemical synthesis*
  • Tetralones / metabolism*

Substances

  • Antipsychotic Agents
  • Receptors, Dopamine D2
  • Receptors, Serotonin
  • Tetralones
  • Lipase
  • Haloperidol