Abstract
A series of cyclic conformationally restricted penicillamine containing somatostatin octapeptide analogues have been prepared by standard solid phase synthetic techniques and tested for their ability to inhibit specific [125I]CGP 23,996 (des-Ala1-,Gly2-[desamino-Cys3Tyr11]-dicarba3,14- somatostatin), [3H]naloxone or [3H]DPDPE ([D-Pen2-D-Pen5]enkephalin) binding in rat brain membrane preparations. We now report structure-activity relationship studies with the syntheis of our most potent and selective mu opioid receptor compound DPheCysTyrDTrpOrnThrPenThrNH2, which we refer to as Cys2Tyr3Orn5Pen7-amide. While this octapeptide exhibited high affinity (IC50 = 2.80 nM) for an apparently single population of binding sites (nH = 0.89 ± 0.1) and exceptional selectivity for mu opioid receptos with an IC51(DPDPE)/IC50 (naloxone) ratio of 4,829, it also displayed very low affinity for somatostatin receptors (IC50 = 22,700 nM). Thus, Cys2Tyr3Orn5 Pen7-amide may be the ligand of choice for further characterization of mu opioid receptors and for examining the physiological role of this class of receptors.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 2221-2229 |
| Number of pages | 9 |
| Journal | Life Sciences |
| Volume | 38 |
| Issue number | 24 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jun 16 1986 |
| Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
- General Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics
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