作者:Seth Y Ablordeppey、James B Fischer、Richard A Glennon
DOI:10.1016/s0968-0896(00)00148-6
日期:2000.8
A lingering question in sigma receptor ligand development is whether a nitrogen atom serves as an important pharmacophoric clement in binding affinity. To address this question, we have synthesized several phenylalkylpiperidines and phenylalkylpiperazines and demonstrated that removal of the N atom from a typical phenylalkylpiperidine led to little or no binding to sigma receptors. Tn addition, where two N atoms occur in a compound, such as with phenylalkylpiperazines, the N atom on the longer alkyl chain appears to be more important. Thus, based on this study, the N atom is an important pharmacophoric element in the binding of phenylalkyllpiperidines and phenylalkylpiperazines to sigma receptors. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.