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A series of imidazolopyrazinones 3, substituted at C-2, and C-2/C-6, has been prepared. The compounds behaved as quenchers of superoxide anion. The more active compounds are structurally related to coelenterazine, a natural substrate of marine bioluminescence. Theoretical parameters based on Hartree-Fock instabilities have been examined.
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pubmed:affiliation |
Unité de Chimie organique et médicinale, Université catholique de Louvain, Bâtiment Lavoisier, place L. Pasteur 1, B-1348 Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium.
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