Abstract
A general solid-phase synthetic strategy is developed to prepare fluorescent and/or lanthanide-labeled derivatives of the δ-opioid receptor (δOR) ligand H-Dmt-Tic-Lys(R)-OH. The high δ-OR affinity {K i = 3 nM) and desirable in vivo characteristics of the Cy5 derivative 1 suggest its usefulness for structure - function studies and receptor localization and as a high-contrast noninvasive molecular marker for live imaging ex vivo or in vivo.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 2479-2482 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Organic Letters |
Volume | 11 |
Issue number | 12 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jun 18 2009 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Biochemistry
- Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
- Organic Chemistry