Discovery of a lead series of potent benzodiazepine 5-HT2C receptor agonists with high selectivity in functional and binding assays
作者:Albert Ren、Xiuwen Zhu、Konrad Feichtinger、Juerg Lehman、Michelle Kasem、Thomas O. Schrader、Amy Wong、Huong Dang、Minh Le、John Frazer、David J. Unett、Andrew J. Grottick、Kevin T. Whelan、Michael E. Morgan、Carleton R. Sage、Graeme Semple
DOI:10.1016/j.bmcl.2019.126929
日期:2020.3
potential new 5-HT2 receptor scaffolds based on a simplification of the clinically studied, 5-HT2CR agonist vabicaserin, were designed. An in vivo feeding assay early in our screening process played an instrumental part in the lead identification process, leading us to focus on a 6,5,7-tricyclic scaffold. A subsequent early SAR investigation provided potent agonists of the 5-HT2C receptor that were highly