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  2. The discovery of GSK221149A: a potent and selective oxytocin antagonist

The discovery of GSK221149A: a potent and selective oxytocin antagonist

  • Bioorg Med Chem Lett. 2008 Jan 1;18(1):90-4. doi: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2007.11.008.
John Liddle 1 Michael J Allen Alan D Borthwick David P Brooks David E Davies Richard M Edwards Anne M Exall Chris Hamlett Wendy R Irving Andrew M Mason Gerald P McCafferty Fabrizio Nerozzi Simon Peace Joanne Philp Derek Pollard Mark A Pullen Shaila S Shabbir Steve L Sollis Timothy D Westfall Pat M Woollard Charlene Wu Deirdre M B Hickey
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  • 1 Department of Medicinal Chemistry, GlaxoSmithKline Research and Development, Medicines Research Centre, Gunnels Wood Road, Stevenage, Hertfordshire, UK. john.2.liddle@gsk.com
Abstract

Optimisation of a series of oxazole diketopiperazines has led to the discovery of a very potent and selective oxytocin antagonist GSK221149A. GSK221149A has been shown to inhibit oxytocin-induced uterine contractions in the anaesthetised rat.

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