title: Serotonin transporter inhibitors: synthesis and binding potency of 2'-methyl- and 3'-methyl-6-nitroquipazine.
abstract: Racemic 2'-methyl- and 3'-methyl-6-nitroquipazine ligands were selected as targets, synthesized and evaluated at the serotonin transporter employing an in vitro competitive inhibition assay with [3H]paroxetine and rat cortical membrane. The 2'-methyl-6-nitroquipazine was found to be 50 times more potent than the 3'-methyl-substituted counterpart and of comparable potency to the known high affinity agent 5-iodo-6-nitroquipazine.
authors: Department of Chemistry, Central Washington University, Ellensburg 98926-7539, USA. gerdes@cwu.edu
authors: J M
authors: JM
authors: Gerdes
authors: S C
authors: SC
authors: DeFina
authors: P A
authors: PA
authors: Wilson
authors: S E
authors: SE
authors: Taylor
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001667:Binding, Competitive; D002352:Carrier Proteins / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors* / Q000378:metabolism; D002540:Cerebral Cortex / Q000378:metabolism; D008562:Membrane Glycoproteins / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors* / Q000378:metabolism; D026901:Membrane Transport Proteins; D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins; D017374:Paroxetine / Q000378:metabolism; D011814:Quipazine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000378:metabolism; D051381:Rats; D050486:Serotonin Plasma Membrane Transport Proteins; D017367:Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D002352:Carrier Proteins; D008562:Membrane Glycoproteins; D026901:Membrane Transport Proteins; D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins; D017374:Paroxetine; D011814:Quipazine; D050486:Serotonin Plasma Membrane Transport Proteins; D017367:Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors; C419885:2'-methyl-6-nitroquipazine; C419886:3'-methyl-6-nitroquipazine; C493232:Slc6a4 protein, rat