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  2. Structure-activity relationships of alpha-amino acid ligands for the alpha2delta subunit of voltage-gated calcium channels

Structure-activity relationships of alpha-amino acid ligands for the alpha2delta subunit of voltage-gated calcium channels

  • Bioorg Med Chem Lett. 2006 Mar 1;16(5):1138-41. doi: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2005.11.108.
Kathleen H Mortell 1 David J Anderson James J Lynch 3rd Sherry L Nelson Kathy Sarris Heath McDonald Reza Sabet Scott Baker Prisca Honore Chih-Hung Lee Michael F Jarvis Murali Gopalakrishnan
Affiliations

Affiliation

  • 1 Neuroscience Research, Global Pharmaceutical Research and Development, Abbott Laboratories, 100 Abbott Park Road, Abbott Park, IL 60064, USA. kathleen.mortell@abbott.com
Abstract

A series of alpha-amino acids were identified as ligands which compete with gabapentin for binding to the alpha(2)delta subunit of voltage-dependent Ca(2+) channels. Potent analogs were identified. Their activity in an in vivo pain assay is described.

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