1. Academic Validation
  2. Discovery of N1-(6-chloroimidazo[2,1-b][1,3]thiazole-5-sulfonyl)tryptamine as a potent, selective, and orally active 5-HT(6) receptor agonist

Discovery of N1-(6-chloroimidazo[2,1-b][1,3]thiazole-5-sulfonyl)tryptamine as a potent, selective, and orally active 5-HT(6) receptor agonist

  • J Med Chem. 2007 Nov 15;50(23):5535-8. doi: 10.1021/jm070521y.
Derek C Cole 1 Joseph R Stock William J Lennox Ronald C Bernotas John W Ellingboe Steve Boikess Joseph Coupet Deborah L Smith Louis Leung Guo-Ming Zhang Xidong Feng Michael F Kelly Rocco Galante Pingzhong Huang Lee A Dawson Karen Marquis Sharon Rosenzweig-Lipson Chad E Beyer Lee E Schechter
Affiliations

Affiliation

  • 1 Chemical and Screening Sciences, Wyeth Research, 401 N. Middletown Road, Pearl River, New York 10965, USA. [email protected]
Abstract

N1-Arylsulfonyltryptamines have been identified as 5-HT6 receptor ligands. In particular, N1-(6-chloroimidazo[2,1-b][1,3]thiazole-5-sulfonyl)tryptamine (11q) is a high affinity, potent full agonist (5-HT6 Ki = 2 nM, EC50 = 6.5 nM, Emax = 95.5%). Compound 11q is selective in a panel of over 40 receptors and ion channels, has good pharmacokinetic profile, has been shown to increase GABA levels in the rat frontal cortex, and is active in the schedule-induced polydipsia model for obsessive compulsive disorders.

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