The class of N-(anilinoethyl)amides includes melatonin receptor ligands with varied subtype selectivity and intrinsic activity. One of these ligands, the MT2-selective partial agonist UCM765 (N-{2-[(3-methoxyphenyl)phenylamino]ethyl}acetamide), had evidenced hypnotic effects in rodents at doses 40 mg/kg (s.c.), in spite of its sub-nanomolar affinity for human melatonin receptors. Supposing that its low in vivo potency could be due, at least in part, to metabolic liability in rat liver, UCM765 was incubated with rat liver S9 fraction and rat, mouse, or human microsomes, and the major metabolites were identified by LC–MS, synthesized, and in vitro tested for their affinity toward MT1 and MT2 receptors. The obtained information was exploited to design novel analogues of UCM765 that are more resistant to in vitro oxidative degradation, while maintaining a similar binding profile. The analogue UCM924 (N-{2-[(3-bromophenyl)-( 4-fluorophenyl)amino]ethyl}acetamide) displayed a binding profile similar to that of UCM765 on cloned human receptors (MT2-selective partial agonist) and a significantly longer half-life in the presence of rat liver S9 fraction.

N-(Anilinoethyl)amides: design and synthesis of metabolically stable, selective melatonin receptor ligands / Rivara, Silvia; Vacondio, Federica; Fioni, A; Silva, Claudia; Carmi, Caterina; Mor, Marco; Lucini, V; Pannacci, M; Caronno, A; Scaglione, F; Gobbi, G; Spadoni, G; Bedini, A; Orlando, P; Lucarini, S; Tarzia, G.. - In: CHEMMEDCHEM. - ISSN 1860-7179. - 4:(2009), pp. 1746-1755. [10.1002/cmdc.200900240]

N-(Anilinoethyl)amides: design and synthesis of metabolically stable, selective melatonin receptor ligands

RIVARA, Silvia;VACONDIO, Federica;SILVA, Claudia;CARMI, Caterina;MOR, Marco;
2009-01-01

Abstract

The class of N-(anilinoethyl)amides includes melatonin receptor ligands with varied subtype selectivity and intrinsic activity. One of these ligands, the MT2-selective partial agonist UCM765 (N-{2-[(3-methoxyphenyl)phenylamino]ethyl}acetamide), had evidenced hypnotic effects in rodents at doses 40 mg/kg (s.c.), in spite of its sub-nanomolar affinity for human melatonin receptors. Supposing that its low in vivo potency could be due, at least in part, to metabolic liability in rat liver, UCM765 was incubated with rat liver S9 fraction and rat, mouse, or human microsomes, and the major metabolites were identified by LC–MS, synthesized, and in vitro tested for their affinity toward MT1 and MT2 receptors. The obtained information was exploited to design novel analogues of UCM765 that are more resistant to in vitro oxidative degradation, while maintaining a similar binding profile. The analogue UCM924 (N-{2-[(3-bromophenyl)-( 4-fluorophenyl)amino]ethyl}acetamide) displayed a binding profile similar to that of UCM765 on cloned human receptors (MT2-selective partial agonist) and a significantly longer half-life in the presence of rat liver S9 fraction.
2009
N-(Anilinoethyl)amides: design and synthesis of metabolically stable, selective melatonin receptor ligands / Rivara, Silvia; Vacondio, Federica; Fioni, A; Silva, Claudia; Carmi, Caterina; Mor, Marco; Lucini, V; Pannacci, M; Caronno, A; Scaglione, F; Gobbi, G; Spadoni, G; Bedini, A; Orlando, P; Lucarini, S; Tarzia, G.. - In: CHEMMEDCHEM. - ISSN 1860-7179. - 4:(2009), pp. 1746-1755. [10.1002/cmdc.200900240]
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