Abstract
Several para-substituted Phe4 analogues of the δ1-selective antagonist [L-Ala3]DPDPE (DPADPE) were prepared and evaluated for their brain-binding and in vitro pharmacological effects. Unlike the p-haloPhe4 analogues of DPDPE and the deltorphins, similar analogues of DPADPE with electron-withdrawing groups substituted at the para-position of the Phe4 aromatic ring did not all have increased potency and selectivity for δ opioid receptors, but all retained high potency and selectivity for δ opioid receptors greater than DPDPE.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 171-177 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Journal of Peptide Research |
Volume | 50 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1997 |
Keywords
- Brain binding
- Enkephalin analogues
- MVD and GPI opioid activity
- Receptor selective
- δ opioid ligands
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Biochemistry
- Endocrinology