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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
12
pubmed:dateCreated
1999-7-8
pubmed:abstractText
1-[(6-Chloro-3-pyridinyl)methyl]-2-imidazolidine (1), the N-desnitro metabolite of the major insecticide imidacloprid, is known to have similar potency to that of (-)-nicotine as an inhibitor of [3H](-)-nicotine binding at the rat recombinant alpha4beta2 neuronal nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (nAChR); IC50 values in the present study are 3.8 nM for (-)-nicotine, 6.0 nM for 1, and 155 nM for imidacloprid. Synthesis of new analogues of 1, modified only in the heterocyclic moiety (five-, six-, or seven-membered rings with NH, S, O, and CH2 substituents), gave compounds varying from 4-fold higher potency (2-iminothiazole analogue 10) to >6000-fold less active than (-)-nicotine. Other potent N-[(6-chloro-3-pyridinyl)methyl] compounds are those in which the heterocyclic imine is replaced with pyrrolidine (19) (IC50 9 nM) or trimethylammonium (22) (IC50 18 nM). A novel conversion of (-)-nicotine to its 6-chloro analogue increased the potency 2-fold. These 6-chloro-3-pyridinyl compounds are of interest as novel nAChR probes and potential metabolites of candidate insecticides.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
0022-2623
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
17
pubmed:volume
42
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
2227-34
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1999
pubmed:articleTitle
Novel and potent 6-chloro-3-pyridinyl ligands for the alpha4beta2 neuronal nicotinic acetylcholine receptor.
pubmed:affiliation
Environmental Chemistry and Toxicology Laboratory, Department of Environmental Science, Policy, and Management, 114 Wellman Hall, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720-3112, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.