N6-(Arylalkyl)adenosines. Identification of N6-(9-fluorenylmethyl)adenosine as a highly potent agonist for the adenosine A2 receptor
- 1 January 1988
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Chemical Society (ACS) in Journal of Medicinal Chemistry
- Vol. 31 (1), 271-273
- https://doi.org/10.1021/jm00396a044
Abstract
Several N6-(arylalkyl)adenosines related to N6-benzyladenosine were synthesized, and their A1 and A2 adenosine receptor binding affinities were determined. The annulated derivative N6-(1-naphthylmethyl)adenosine resulted in a very potent A2 agonist (A1 K1 = 24 nM, A2 Ki = 9.1 nM), whereas N6-(9-anthracenylmethyl)adenosine was virtually inactive (A1 Ki = 9000 nM, A2 Ki = 29000 nM). Interestingly, the structurally similar N6(9-fluorenylmethyl)adenosine was the most potent A2 agonist reported to date, with a Ki of 4.9 nM in A2 binding and 5.1 nM in A1 binding. The homologues N6-9-fluorenyladenosine and N6-[2-(9-fluorenyl)ethyl]adenosine showed little or no activity at either adenosine receptor. Effects of these agents on heart rate and coronary flow in the isolated rat heart paralleled their A1 and A2 binding affinities, respectively. These data suggest that for high affinity at the A2 receptor a planar hydrophobic function at a certain distance and angle from the N6 nitrogen is required.This publication has 7 references indexed in Scilit:
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