Synthesis and MAO-B Substrate Properties of 1-Methyl-4-heteroaryl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridines
作者:Jian Yu、Neal Castagnoli
DOI:10.1016/s0968-0896(98)00201-6
日期:1999.2
The parkinsonian inducing drug 1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine (MPTP) is bioactivated in a reaction catalyzed by the flavoenzyme monoamine oxidase B (MAO-B) to form the corresponding dihydropyridinium and subsequently pyridinium metabolites. As part of our ongoing studies to characterize the structural features responsible for this unexpected biotransformation, we have examined the MAO-B substrate properties of a variety of MPTP analogues bearing various heteroaryl groups at the il-position of the tetrahydropyridinyl ring. The newly synthesized analogues are 4-(1-methylimidazol-2-yl)-, 4-(3-methylfuran-2-yl)-, 4-(3-methylthien-2-yl)-, 4-(3,4-dimethylpyrrol-1-yl)-, 4-(3-methylpyrrol-2-yl)-, and 4-(1,3-dimethylpyrrol-2-yl)-1-methyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine. Except for the 4-(1-methylimidazol-2-yl) analogue, all compounds displayed good to excellent substrate properties. The 1-methyl-4-(3-methylfuran-2-yl) analogue is the most active member of this series with a k(cat)/K-m value greater than 8,500min(-1)mM(-1). The results of these studies are discussed in terms of catalytic pathways proposed for MAO-B. (C) 1999 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.