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Tying up nicotine: New selective competitive antagonist of the neuronal nicotinic acetylcholine receptors

  • Ida Nymann Petersen
  • , François Crestey
  • , Anders A. Jensen
  • , Dinesh C. Indurthi
  • , Henrik Pedersen
  • , Jesper T. Andreasen
  • , Thomas Balle
  • , Jesper L. Kristensen
  • University of Copenhagen
  • H. Lundbeck A/S
  • The University of Sydney

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Abstract

Conformational restriction of the pyrrolidine nitrogen in nicotine by the introduction of an ethylene bridge provided a potent and selective antagonist of the α4β2-subtype of the nicotinic acetylcholine receptors. Resolution by chiral SFC, pharmacological characterization of the two enantiomers, and determination of absolute configuration via enantioselective synthesis showed that the pharmacological activity resided almost exclusively in the (R)-enantiomer.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)472-475
Number of pages4
JournalACS Medicinal Chemistry Letters
Volume6
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - Apr 9 2015

Keywords

  • Bridged-nicotine analogue
  • nAChRs
  • Negishi cross-coupling reaction
  • oocyte
  • selective antagonist

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