Design and synthesis of 1-(3-(dimethylamino) propyl)-1-(4-fluorophenyl)-1, 3-dihydroisobenzofuran-5-carbonitrile (citalopram) analogues as novel probes for the …

AK Banala, P Zhang, P Plenge, G Cyriac… - Journal of medicinal …, 2013 - ACS Publications
AK Banala, P Zhang, P Plenge, G Cyriac, T Kopajtic, JL Katz, CJ Loland, AH Newman
Journal of medicinal chemistry, 2013ACS Publications
The serotonin transporter (SERT) is the primary target for antidepressant drugs. The
existence of a high affinity primary orthosteric binding site (S1) and a low affinity secondary
site (S2) has been described, and their relation to antidepressant pharmacology has been
debated. Herein, structural modifications to the N, 4, 5, and 4′ positions of (±) citalopram (1)
are reported. All of the analogues were SERT-selective and demonstrated that steric bulk
was tolerated at the SERT S1 site, including two dimeric ligands (15 and 51). In addition …
The serotonin transporter (SERT) is the primary target for antidepressant drugs. The existence of a high affinity primary orthosteric binding site (S1) and a low affinity secondary site (S2) has been described, and their relation to antidepressant pharmacology has been debated. Herein, structural modifications to the N, 4, 5, and 4′ positions of (±)citalopram (1) are reported. All of the analogues were SERT-selective and demonstrated that steric bulk was tolerated at the SERT S1 site, including two dimeric ligands (15 and 51). In addition, eight analogues were identified with similar potencies to S-1 for decreasing the dissociation of [3H]S-1 from the S1 site via allosteric modulation at S2. Both dimeric compounds had similar affinities for the SERT S1 site (Ki = 19.7 and 30.2 nM, respectively), whereas only the N-substituted analogue, 51, was as effective as S-1 in allosterically modulating the binding of [3H]S-1 via S2.
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