title: Serotonin receptor affinity of cathinone and related analogues.
abstract: A series of cathinone (alpha-aminopropiophenone) analogues was examined using the isolated rat fundus preparation. (S)-(-)-Cathinone possesses twice the serotonin receptor affinity of (+/-)-cathinone and four times the affinity of racemic amphetamine. Several derivatives of cathinone were found to either possess a lower affinity than the parent compound or did not interact with the receptors in a competitive manner. Several novel analogues, 1-(aminomethyl)-3,4-dihydronaphthalene hydrochloride (3), 4-(aminomethyl)-3-chromene hydrochloride (4b), as well as its 6-methoxy derivative, a, interact with serotonin receptors but in a fashion which is, most likely, dissimilar to the interaction of the substituted cathinone analogues.
mesh_terms: D000470:Alkaloids / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000378:metabolism*; D000818:Animals; D055598:Chemical Phenomena; D002621:Chemistry; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D008297:Male; D009130:Muscle, Smooth / Q000378:metabolism; D010627:Phenethylamines / Q000378:metabolism; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D011985:Receptors, Serotonin / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D000470:Alkaloids; D010627:Phenethylamines; D011985:Receptors, Serotonin; C023665:cathinone