Binding affinity and biological activity of oxygen and sulfur isosteres at melatonin receptors as a function of their hydrogen bonding capability
摘要:
Analogues of melatonin (1) and of N-acetyl 5-ethoxytryptamine (3) in which the oxygen atoms are replaced by sulfur have been prepared and tested against human and amphibian melatonin receptors. All sulfur analogues show a decreased binding affinity at human NIT, and MT(2) receptors and a reduced potency as melatonin agonists on the Xenopus melanophore assay. The 5-methoxy oxygen of melatonin is significantly more important for receptor binding than the amide oxygen. N-Acetyl 5-ethoxytryptamine shows a decrease in both binding affinity and potency in comparison with melatonin. In this series, replacing either the ethoxy or amide oxygen by sulfur has a similar but smaller effect on both binding affinity and potency. Using K H values from Abraham's equations we have assessed the possibility of estimating EC(50) values for sulfur isosteres from the EC(50) values of their oxygen analogues. (C) 2003 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
Analogues of melatonin (1) and of N-acetyl 5-ethoxytryptamine (3) in which the oxygen atoms are replaced by sulfur have been prepared and tested against human and amphibian melatonin receptors. All sulfur analogues show a decreased binding affinity at human NIT, and MT(2) receptors and a reduced potency as melatonin agonists on the Xenopus melanophore assay. The 5-methoxy oxygen of melatonin is significantly more important for receptor binding than the amide oxygen. N-Acetyl 5-ethoxytryptamine shows a decrease in both binding affinity and potency in comparison with melatonin. In this series, replacing either the ethoxy or amide oxygen by sulfur has a similar but smaller effect on both binding affinity and potency. Using K H values from Abraham's equations we have assessed the possibility of estimating EC(50) values for sulfur isosteres from the EC(50) values of their oxygen analogues. (C) 2003 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.