Discovery of the first nonpeptide agonist of the GPR14/Urotensin-II receptor: 3-(4-Chlorophenyl)-3-(2-(dimethylamino)ethyl)isochroman-1-one (AC-7954)

Glenn E. Croston, Roger Olsson, Erika A. Currier, Ethan S. Burstein, David Weiner, Norman Nash, Daniel Severance, Stig G. Allenmark, Linda Thunberg, Jian Nong Ma, Nina Mohell, Brian O'Dowd, Mark R. Brann, Uli Hacksell

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Abstract

A functional cell-based screen identified 3-(4-chlorophenyl)-3-(2-(dimethylamino)ethyl)isochroman-1-one hydrochloride (AC-7954, 1) as a nonpeptidic agonist of the urotensin-II receptor. Racemic 1 had an EC50 of 300 nM at the human UII receptor and was highly selective. Testing of the enantiopure (+)- and (-)-1 revealed that the UII receptor activity of racemic 1 resides primarily in (+)-1. Being a selective nonpeptidic druglike UII receptor agonist, (+)-1 will be useful as a pharmacological research tool and a potential drug lead.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)4950-4953
JournalJournal of Medicinal Chemistry
Volume45
Issue number23
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2002 Oct 9
Externally publishedYes

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  • Pharmaceutical Sciences

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