Abstract
An enkephalin analogue coupled to 'aminofentanyl' has been synthesized and tested for biological activities at the μ and δ opioid receptors. Aminofentanyl which represents a structural derivative of fentanyl has been synthesized by acylation of 1-(2-phenethyl)-4-(N-anilino)piperidine with phthaloyl protected β-alaninyl chloride in the presence of DIPEA, followed by deprotection with hydrazine hydrate. Aminofentanyl has also been successfully acylated with ethyl isocyanate, various acid anhydrides, to further investigate structure-activity relationships of these new fentanyl derivatives. Among the new derivatives compound 7 which carries a Tyr-d-Ala-Gly-Phe opioid message sequence showed good opioid affinity (1 nM at both δ and μ opioid receptors) and bioactivity (34.9 nM in MVD and 42 nM in GPI/LMMP bioassays).
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 4946-4950 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry Letters |
Volume | 16 |
Issue number | 18 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Sep 15 2006 |
Keywords
- Enkephalin analogue
- Fentanyl derivatives
- Opioid agonists
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Biochemistry
- Molecular Medicine
- Molecular Biology
- Pharmaceutical Science
- Drug Discovery
- Clinical Biochemistry
- Organic Chemistry