High affinity central benzodiazepine receptor ligands. Part 2: quantitative structure–activity relationships and comparative molecular field analysis of pyrazolo[4,3- c ]quinolin-3-ones
作者:L. Savini、L. Chiasserini、C. Pellerano、G. Biggio、E. Maciocco、M. Serra、N. Cinone、A. Carrieri、C. Altomare、A. Carotti
DOI:10.1016/s0968-0896(00)00262-5
日期:2001.2
A large series of 2-aryl(heteroaryl)-2,5-dihydropyrazolo[4,3-c]quinolin-3(3H)-ones (PQ, 106 compounds), carrying appropriate substituents at the quinoline and N-2-phenyl rings, were designed, prepared and tested as central benzodiazepine receptor ligands. Compounds with an affinity significantly higher than the parent compound CGS-8216 were obtained, the most active ligand showing a pIC(50) = 10.35. Hansch and comparative molecular field analyses gave coherent results suggesting the main structural requirements of high receptor binding affinity. The possible formation of a three-centred hydrogen bond (HB) at the HB donor site H-2, as a key interaction for high receptor binding affinity, was assessed by the calculation and comparison of the molecular electrostatic potentials of a series of selected ligands. (C) 2001 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.