Development of an Affinity Ligand for Purification of α2-Adrenoceptors from Human Platelet Membranes

  • R. M. DeMarinis
  • , A. J. Krog
  • , D. H. Shah
  • , J. Lafferty
  • , K. G. Holden
  • , J. P. Hieble
  • , W. D. Matthews
  • , J. W. Regan
  • , R. J. Lefkowitz
  • , M. G. Caron

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Abstract

Human platelets contain α2-adrenoceptors which are negatively coupled to the enzyme adenylate cyclase. In order to better understand the interaction of this subtype of α receptor with this key enzyme, we have initiated a program to isolate and characterize the a2-adrenoceptor. This report describes the synthesis and biological characterization of a series of molecules that were prepared as affinity ligands for this purpose. The best of these is 9-(allyloxy)-6-chloro-3-methyl-2, 3,4, 5-tetrahydro-1H-3-benzazepine (SK&F 101253). This compound is an α2-adrenoceptor antagonist, which was obtained by synthetic modification of 6-chloro-3-methyl-2, 3,4, 5-tetrahydro-lH-3-benzazepine (SK&F 86466), a novel antagonist with high affinity for the α2-receptor.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)918-921
Number of pages4
JournalJournal of Medicinal Chemistry
Volume27
Issue number7
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 1984
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Molecular Medicine
  • Drug Discovery

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