Benzimidazoles as NMDA Glycine-Site Antagonists: Study on the Structural Requirements in 2-Position of the Ligand
作者:Gerd Dannhardt、Beate K. Kohl
DOI:10.1002/(sici)1521-4184(20005)333:5<123::aid-ardp123>3.0.co;2-5
日期:2000.5
A series of different substituted benzimidazole derivatives has been synthesized and evaluated for the ability to displace [3H]MDL-105,519 to rat cortical membranes. Two benzimidazole-2-carboxylic acids 9 b and 9 c, in this substitution pattern not yet described as glycine antagonists, showed IC50 values of 0.89 microM (9 b) and 38.0 microM (9 c). Replacement of the carboxylate function in 2-position by a sulfonic acid moiety appreciably increased solubility, but decreased the affinity giving evidence for the strong need of the carboxylate group within the ligand. Further structure-activity studies using benzimidazole-2-one derivatives with an acetic acid moiety adjacent to a ring nitrogen revealed new insights into the importance of amide functionalities within the heterocycle for the affinity of antagonist glycine-site ligands.