A number of new N-substituted cytisine derivatives were prepared and tested, along with similar compounds already described by us and others, as high affinity neuronal acetylcholine receptor ligands. Structure-affinity relationships were discussed in the light of our recently proposed pharmacophore model for nicotinic receptor agonists. The most significant physicochemical interactions modulating the receptor-ligand binding were detected at the three dimensional (3D) level by means of comparative molecular field analysis (CoMFA). The best predictive PLS model was a single-field steric model showing good statistical figures: n = 17, Q(2) = 0.717, s(cv) = 0.566, r(2) = 0.942, s = 0.275. (C) 2002 Editions scientifiques et medicales Elsevier SAS. All rights reserved.
Cytisine-12-carboxy-ethylester, a quinolizidine alkaloid from Laburnum watereri and its occurrence in the leguminosae
Abstract A new lupin alkaloid, cytisine-12-carboxy-ethylester, was isolated from suspension cultures of Laburnum watereri. Its structure was determined by spectroscopic data and by direct comparison with a synthetic sample. The distribution of the new alkaloid amongst different genera of the Leguminosae is reported.