Molecular mechanism of action of 5,6-dihydroxytryptamine. Synthesis and biological evaluation of 4-methyl-, 7-methyl- and 4,7-dimethyl-5,6-dihydroxytryptamines
作者:Achintya K. Sinhababu、Anil K. Ghosh、Ronald T. Borchardt
DOI:10.1021/jm00147a027
日期:1985.9
The major mechanism by which the serotonin neurotoxin 5,6-dihydroxytryptamine (5,6-DHT) expresses its neurodegenerative action may involve alkylation of biological nucleophiles by the electrophilic quinoid autoxidation products. To determine the relative importance of various sites on these autoxidation products toward alkylation we have rationally designed and synthesized 4-Me-5,6-DHT (16a), 7-Me-5