Primary Amino Acid Derivatives: Substitution of the 4′-N′-Benzylamide Site in (R)-N′-Benzyl 2-Amino-3-methylbutanamide, (R)-N′-Benzyl 2-Amino-3,3-dimethylbutanamide, and (R)-N′-Benzyl 2-Amino-3-methoxypropionamide Provides Potent Anticonvulsants with Pain-Attenuating Properties
摘要:
Recently, we reported that select N'-benzyl 2-substituted 2-amino acetamides (primary amino acid derivatives (PAADs)) exhibited pronounced activities in established whole animal anticonvulsant (i.e., maximal electroshock seizure (MES)) and neuropathic pain (i.e., formalin) models. The anticonvulsant activities of C(2)-hydrocarbon N'-benzyl 2-amino acetamides (MES ED50 = 13-21 mg/kg) exceeded those of phenobarbital (ED50 = 22 mg/kg). Two additional studies defining the structure activity relationship of PAADs are presented in this issue of the journal. In this study, we demonstrated that the anticonvulsant activities of (R)-N'-benzyl 2-amino-3-methylbutanamide and (R)-N'-benzyl 2-amino-3,3-dimethyl-butanamide were sensitive to substituents at the 4'-N'-benzylamide site; electron-withdrawing groups retained activity, electron-donating groups led to a loss of activity, and incorporating either a 3-fluorobenzyloxy or 3-fluorophenoxymethyl group using a rationally designed multiple ligand approach improved activity. Additionally, we showed that substituents at the 4'-N'-benzylamide site of (R)-N'-benzyl 2-amino-3-methoxypropionamide also improved anticonvulsant activity, with the 3-fluorophenoxymethyl group providing the largest (similar to 4-fold) increase in activity (ED50 = 8.9 mg/kg), a value that surpassed phenytoin (ED50 = 9.5 mg/kg). Collectively, the pharmacological findings provided new information that C(2)-hydrocarbon PAADs represent a novel class of anticonvulsants.
Primary Amino Acid Derivatives: Substitution of the 4′-<i>N</i>′-Benzylamide Site in (<i>R</i>)-<i>N</i>′-Benzyl 2-Amino-3-methylbutanamide, (<i>R</i>)-<i>N</i>′-Benzyl 2-Amino-3,3-dimethylbutanamide, and (<i>R</i>)-<i>N</i>′-Benzyl 2-Amino-3-methoxypropionamide Provides Potent Anticonvulsants with Pain-Attenuating Properties
作者:Amber M. King、Christophe Salomé、Elise Salomé-Grosjean、Marc De Ryck、Rafal Kaminski、Anne Valade、James P. Stables、Harold Kohn
DOI:10.1021/jm200759t
日期:2011.10.13
Recently, we reported that select N'-benzyl 2-substituted 2-amino acetamides (primary amino acid derivatives (PAADs)) exhibited pronounced activities in established whole animal anticonvulsant (i.e., maximal electroshock seizure (MES)) and neuropathic pain (i.e., formalin) models. The anticonvulsant activities of C(2)-hydrocarbon N'-benzyl 2-amino acetamides (MES ED50 = 13-21 mg/kg) exceeded those of phenobarbital (ED50 = 22 mg/kg). Two additional studies defining the structure activity relationship of PAADs are presented in this issue of the journal. In this study, we demonstrated that the anticonvulsant activities of (R)-N'-benzyl 2-amino-3-methylbutanamide and (R)-N'-benzyl 2-amino-3,3-dimethyl-butanamide were sensitive to substituents at the 4'-N'-benzylamide site; electron-withdrawing groups retained activity, electron-donating groups led to a loss of activity, and incorporating either a 3-fluorobenzyloxy or 3-fluorophenoxymethyl group using a rationally designed multiple ligand approach improved activity. Additionally, we showed that substituents at the 4'-N'-benzylamide site of (R)-N'-benzyl 2-amino-3-methoxypropionamide also improved anticonvulsant activity, with the 3-fluorophenoxymethyl group providing the largest (similar to 4-fold) increase in activity (ED50 = 8.9 mg/kg), a value that surpassed phenytoin (ED50 = 9.5 mg/kg). Collectively, the pharmacological findings provided new information that C(2)-hydrocarbon PAADs represent a novel class of anticonvulsants.