Synthesis of a Series of Non-Symmetric Bispyridinium and Related Compounds and Their Affinity Characterization at the Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor was written by Rappenglueck, Sebastian;Sichler, Sonja;Hoefner, Georg;Wein, Thomas;Niessen, Karin V.;Seeger, Thomas;Paintner, Franz F.;Worek, Franz;Thiermann, Horst;Wanner, Klaus T.. And the article was included in ChemMedChem in 2018.Electric Literature of C8H11N This article mentions the following:
The current standard therapy to counteract organophosphate intoxication is not effective in equal measure against all types of organophosphorus compounds (OPCs), as the outcome of oxime-induced reactivation of inactivated acetylcholinesterase (AChE) strongly depends on the particular OPC. In case the reactivation is insufficient, acetylcholine concentrations that rise to pathophysiol. levels force the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (nAChR) into a desensitized state and hence a functionally inactive state. As a consequence, neurotransmission is irreversibly disrupted at the neuromuscular junction. Previous electrophysiol. studies identified the sym. bispyridinium compound 1,1′-(propane-1,3-diyl)bis[4-(tert-butyl)pyridin-1-ium] diiodide (MB327) as a re-sensitizer of the desensitized nAChR. MB327 is thereby capable of restoring the functional activity. Very recently, in silico modeling studies suggested non-sym. derivatives of MB327 as potential re-sensitizers with enhanced binding affinity and thus possible enhanced efficacy. In this study, 26 novel non-sym. bispyridinium compounds and related derivatives were synthesized. For the synthesis of the highly polar target compounds in sufficient quantities, newly developed and highly efficient two-step procedures were used. Compounds were characterized in terms of their binding affinity toward the MB327 binding site at the nAChR using recently developed mass spectrometry (MS) Binding Assays. Regarding structure-affinity relationships at the MB327 binding site, the presence of two quaternary aromatic nitrogen centers as well as pyridinium systems with a tert-Bu group at the 4-position or a NMe2 group at the 3- or 4-positions appeared to be beneficial for high binding affinities. In the experiment, the researchers used many compounds, for example, 2-Isopropylpyridine (cas: 644-98-4Electric Literature of C8H11N).
2-Isopropylpyridine (cas: 644-98-4) belongs to pyridine derivatives. Pyridine has a conjugated system of six 锜?electrons that are delocalized over the ring. The molecule is planar and, thus, follows the H鐪塩kel criteria for aromatic systems. Pyridine groups exist in countless molecules, and their applications include catalysis, drug design, molecular recognition, and natural product synthesis.Electric Literature of C8H11N