title: Analogues of gamma-hydroxybutyric acid. Synthesis and binding studies.
abstract: Substituted 4-hydroxybutyric (GHB) or trans-4-hydroxycrotonic acids (T-HCA) and structurally related compounds were synthesized and submitted to [3H]GHB binding. Structure-activity relationships studies highlighted for [3H]GHB binding (a) the necessity of a nonlactonic, relatively extended conformation of the gamma-hydroxybutyric chain, (b) the existence of some bulk tolerance in the vicinity of the hydroxyl group, and (c) the high sensitivity toward isosteric replacements of the carboxyl or the hydroxyl groups. T-HCA has been recently identified as a naturally occurring substance in the central nervous system (CNS) and shows a better affinity than GHB. Our findings are in favor of the presence in the CNS of specific GHB binding sites, which are different from the GABA and the picrotoxin binding sites, and for which T-HCA may be an endogenous ligand.
authors: Département de Pharmacochimie Moléculaire, Centre de Neurochimie du CNRS, Strasbourg, France.
authors: J J
authors: JJ
authors: Bourguignon
authors: A
authors: A
authors: Schoenfelder
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Schmitt
authors: C G
authors: CG
authors: Wermuth
authors: V
authors: V
authors: Hechler
authors: B
authors: B
authors: Charlier
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Maitre
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001665:Binding Sites; D001921:Brain / Q000378:metabolism; D006885:Hydroxybutyrates / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000378:metabolism; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D051381:Rats; D013329:Structure-Activity Relationship
chemical_list: D006885:Hydroxybutyrates; C035142:4-hydroxy-2-butenoic acid