A novel photoaffinity ligand for the dopamine transporter based on pyrovalerone

David J. Lapinsky, Shaili Aggarwal, Yurong Huang, Christopher K. Surratt, John R. Lever, James D. Foster, Roxanne A. Vaughan

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Abstract

Non-tropane-based photoaffinity ligands for the dopamine transporter (DAT) are relatively unexplored in contrast to tropane-based compounds such as cocaine. In order to fill this knowledge gap, a ligand was synthesized in which the aromatic ring of pyrovalerone was substituted with a photoreactive azido group. The analog 1-(4-azido-3-iodophenyl)-2-pyrrolidin-1-yl-pentan-1-one demonstrated appreciable binding affinity for the DAT (Ki = 78 ± 18 nM), suggesting the potential utility of a radioiodinated version in structure-function studies of this protein.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)3770-3774
Number of pages5
JournalBioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry
Volume17
Issue number11
DOIs
StatePublished - Jun 1 2009
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Cocaine
  • Dopamine transporter
  • Photoaffinity labeling
  • Pyrovalerone

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Biochemistry
  • Molecular Medicine
  • Molecular Biology
  • Pharmaceutical Science
  • Drug Discovery
  • Clinical Biochemistry
  • Organic Chemistry

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