AMIDE DERIVATIVE AND PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITION CONTAINING THE SAME
申请人:Kato Shiro
公开号:US20100249399A1
公开(公告)日:2010-09-30
Disclosed is a compound having a strong affinity to serotonin-4 receptors, which is useful as an enterokinesis-promoting agent or a digestive tract function-improving agent. Specifically, disclosed is a compound represented by Formula (1) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. Also specifically disclosed is a pharmaceutical composition containing a compound represented by Formula (1) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. [In Formula (1), Ar represents a group represented by Formula (Ar-1) or Formula (Ar-2).]
A series of phenyl 4-[(indol-1-yl)alkyl]piperidine carbamates was synthesized and tested for inhibition of the endocannabinoid degrading enzyme fattyacidamidehydrolase (FAAH) and for metabolicstability in rat liver S9 fractions and porcine blood plasma. Structure–activity relationship studies revealed that variation of the length of the alkyl spacer connecting the indole and the piperidine heterocycle