Anti-malarial activity of N6-modified purine analogues
摘要:
Plasmodium falciparum causes one of the deadliest forms of malaria and resistance to the currently available drugs makes it imperative to develop new, safe and potent drugs. Parasites such as P. falciparum are unable to synthesise purines de novo and to this end often have multiple purine uptake and salvage systems. With this in mind, we have designed and synthesised libraries of purine analogues as potential anti-malarial agents. Herein, we report three compounds with promising activity against the highly chloroquine-resistant VS1 P. falciparum namely: N-6-hydroxyadenine (1c), 2-amino-N-6-aminoadenosine (2b) and 2-amino-N-6-amino-N-6-methyladenosine (4b). (c) 2007 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Evidence for the Existence of a Specific G Protein-Coupled Receptor Activated by Guanosine
作者:Rosaria Volpini、Gabriella Marucci、Michela Buccioni、Diego Dal Ben、Catia Lambertucci、Carmen Lammi、Ram C. Mishra、Ajiroghene Thomas、Gloria Cristalli
DOI:10.1002/cmdc.201100100
日期:2011.6.6
Guanosine, released extracellularly from neurons and glial cells, plays important roles in the central nervous system, including neuroprotection. The innovative DELFIA Eu‐GTP binding assay was optimized for characterization of the putative guanosinereceptor binding site at rat brain membranes by using a series of novel and known guanosine derivatives. These nucleosides were prepared by modifying the
Disclosed is a pharmaceutical composition comprising a ribonucleoside analogue in accordance with general formula (I) or (II) as herein defined in admixture with a physiologically acceptable excipient diluent or carrier.