摘要:
                                L-TBOA (L-threo-p-benzyloxyaspartate) is, so far, the most potent non-trans portable blocker for glutamate transporters. We synthesized alpha-CMCM-L-TBOA (1a) possessing [7-(carboxymethoxy)coumarin-4-yl]methyl ester as a caging group. alpha-CMCM-L-TBOA (1a) is biologically inactive until UV irradiation and the photolysis of la immediately released L-TBOA to show glutamate uptake inhibition. The photoreactivity of the coumarin-type caging group was superior to that of the o-nitrobenzyl-type caging group. (C) 2003 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.