We reported the synthesis of new 8-methoxypyrazolo[1,5-a]quinazolines bearing an amide fragment at the 3-position. The final compounds, as aromatic (2a-i) and 4,5-dihydro derivatives (3a-i), have been evaluated in vitrofor their ability to modulate the chlorine current on recombinant GABAA receptors of the α1β2γ2L type (expressed in frog oocytes of the Xenopus laevis species). From electrophysiological test two groups of compounds emerged: positive modulators agonist (2e, h, i and 3e, h) and null modulators antagonist (2a, b, d, f, g and 3a-d, f, g) of GABAA subtype receptor. Using a set of compounds (new derivatives, known products and GABAA subtype receptor ligands from our library) we identify the amino acids at the α+/γ- interface, which could be involved in the agonist or antagonist profile, using the 'Proximity Frequencies', namely the frequencies with which a ligand intercepts two or more binding-site amino acids during the molecular dynamic simulation. The linear discriminant analysis (LDA) evidences that the combination of amino acids αVAL203- γTHR142 and αTYR 160- γTYR 58 allowed to collocate 70.6% of agonists and 72.7% of antagonists in their respective class.
'Proximity frequencies' a new parameter to evaluate the profile of GABAAR modulators / Crocetti, Letizia; Guerrini, Gabriella; Cantini, Niccolò; Vergelli, Claudia; Melani, Fabrizio; Mascia, Maria Paola; Giovannoni, Maria Paola. - In: BIOORGANIC & MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY LETTERS. - ISSN 0960-894X. - ELETTRONICO. - 34:(2021), pp. 127755-127762. [10.1016/j.bmcl.2020.127755]
'Proximity frequencies' a new parameter to evaluate the profile of GABAAR modulators
Crocetti, Letizia;Guerrini, Gabriella
;Cantini, Niccolò;Vergelli, Claudia;Melani, Fabrizio;Giovannoni, Maria Paola
2021
Abstract
We reported the synthesis of new 8-methoxypyrazolo[1,5-a]quinazolines bearing an amide fragment at the 3-position. The final compounds, as aromatic (2a-i) and 4,5-dihydro derivatives (3a-i), have been evaluated in vitrofor their ability to modulate the chlorine current on recombinant GABAA receptors of the α1β2γ2L type (expressed in frog oocytes of the Xenopus laevis species). From electrophysiological test two groups of compounds emerged: positive modulators agonist (2e, h, i and 3e, h) and null modulators antagonist (2a, b, d, f, g and 3a-d, f, g) of GABAA subtype receptor. Using a set of compounds (new derivatives, known products and GABAA subtype receptor ligands from our library) we identify the amino acids at the α+/γ- interface, which could be involved in the agonist or antagonist profile, using the 'Proximity Frequencies', namely the frequencies with which a ligand intercepts two or more binding-site amino acids during the molecular dynamic simulation. The linear discriminant analysis (LDA) evidences that the combination of amino acids αVAL203- γTHR142 and αTYR 160- γTYR 58 allowed to collocate 70.6% of agonists and 72.7% of antagonists in their respective class.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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