Importance of phenolic address groups in opioid kappa receptor selective antagonists

J Med Chem. 2004 Feb 12;47(4):1070-3. doi: 10.1021/jm030467v.

Abstract

In vitro characterization and comparison of JDTic, its dehydroxy analogue and nor-BNI, and its dehydroxy analogue demonstrates that the N-substituted 3,4-dimethyl-(3-hydroxyphenyl)piperidine-derived antagonist, JDTic, relies more heavily on its phenol address group for affinity and antagonist activity relative to the corresponding naltrexone derived antagonists, nor-BNI. The structural flexibility of the former class of compound relative to the latter is postulated to underlie the difference.

Publication types

  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Binding, Competitive
  • Brain / metabolism
  • In Vitro Techniques
  • Naltrexone / analogs & derivatives*
  • Naltrexone / chemistry*
  • Naltrexone / pharmacology
  • Phenols / chemistry*
  • Phenols / pharmacology
  • Piperidines / chemistry*
  • Piperidines / pharmacology
  • Radioligand Assay
  • Rats
  • Receptors, Opioid, delta / antagonists & inhibitors
  • Receptors, Opioid, delta / metabolism
  • Receptors, Opioid, kappa / antagonists & inhibitors*
  • Receptors, Opioid, kappa / metabolism
  • Receptors, Opioid, mu / antagonists & inhibitors
  • Receptors, Opioid, mu / metabolism
  • Structure-Activity Relationship
  • Tetrahydroisoquinolines / chemistry*
  • Tetrahydroisoquinolines / pharmacology

Substances

  • 7-hydroxy-N-(1-((4-(3-hydroxyphenyl)-3,4-dimethyl-1-piperidinyl)methyl)-2-methylpropyl)-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-3-isoquinolinecarboxamide
  • Phenols
  • Piperidines
  • Receptors, Opioid, delta
  • Receptors, Opioid, kappa
  • Receptors, Opioid, mu
  • Tetrahydroisoquinolines
  • norbinaltorphimine
  • Naltrexone