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Synthesis and Structure-Affinity Relationships of Spirocyclic Benzopyrans with Exocyclic Amino Moiety

2019

σ1 and/or σ2 receptors play a crucial role in pathological conditions such as pain, neurodegenerative disorders, and cancer. A set of spirocyclic cyclohexanes with diverse O-heterocycles and amino moieties (general structure III) was prepared and pharmacologically evaluated. In structure-activity relationships studies, the σ1 receptor affinity and σ1:σ2 selectivity were correlated with the stereochemistry, the kind and substitution pattern of the O-heterocycle, and the substituents at the exocyclic amino moiety. cis-configured 2-benzopyran cis-11b bearing a methoxy group and a tertiary cyclohexylmethylamino moiety showed the highest σ1 affinity ( Ki = 1.9 nM) of this series of compounds. In…

synthesisexocyclic amino moietyReceptors Opioid mudocking studieCrystallography X-RayLigands01 natural sciencesopioid receptorschemistry.chemical_compoundProtein structureDrug DiscoveryMoiety0303 health sciencesσ1 receptor ligandsstructure (σ1) affinity relationshipmolecular dynamicBenzyl groupMolecular MedicinesynthesiBenzopyransSelectivityHydrophobic and Hydrophilic Interactionsfree binding enthalpyStereochemistrychange of receptor profileMolecular Dynamics Simulation03 medical and health sciencesStructure-Activity Relationshipσ1 receptor ligands; spirocyclic compounds; benzopyrans; benzofurans; exocyclic amino moiety; synthesis; structure (σ1) affinity relationships; σ1 antagonistic activity; receptor selectivity; molecular dynamics; docking studies; free binding enthalpy; X-ray crystal structure; opioid receptors; MOR affinity; change of receptor profile; structure MOR affinity relationshipsstructure (σ1) affinity relationshipsStructure–activity relationshipHumansReceptors sigmaBenzopyransSpiro Compoundsspirocyclic compoundBinding siteMOR affinity030304 developmental biologybenzopyranbenzofuransσ1 receptor ligandBinding Sitesspirocyclic compoundsreceptor selectivitystructure MOR affinity relationshipsdocking studiesbenzofuranopioid receptorX-ray crystal structuremolecular dynamics0104 chemical sciencesProtein Structure Tertiary010404 medicinal & biomolecular chemistrychemistrySalt bridgeσ1 antagonistic activity
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Observation of the Early Structural Changes Leading to the Formation of Protein Superstructures.

2014

Formation of superstructures in protein aggregation processes has been indicated as a general pathway for several proteins, possibly playing a role in human pathologies. There is a severe lack of knowledge on the origin of such species in terms of both mechanisms of formation and structural features. We use equine lysozyme as a model protein, and by combining spectroscopic techniques and microscopy with X-ray fiber diffraction and ab initio modeling of Small Angle X-ray Scattering data, we isolate the partially unfolded state from which one of these superstructures (i.e., particulate) originates. We reveal the low-resolution structure of the unfolded state and its mechanism of formation, hi…

unfolded stateChemistryMechanism (biology)Ab initioModel proteinamyloid superstructure SAXS Spectroscopy Fluorescence microscopy dye diffusionNanotechnologyProtein aggregationBiophysicsGeneral Materials ScienceLack of knowledgePhysical and Theoretical Chemistryconformational changesFiber diffractionparticulateprotein superstructureshydrophobicity
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