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  2. N',2-diphenylquinoline-4-carbohydrazide based NK3 receptor antagonists

N',2-diphenylquinoline-4-carbohydrazide based NK3 receptor antagonists

  • Bioorg Med Chem Lett. 2006 Nov 15;16(22):5748-51. doi: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2006.08.086.
Jason M Elliott 1 Robert W Carling Mark Chambers Gary G Chicchi Peter H Hutson A Brian Jones Angus MacLeod Rose Marwood Georgina Meneses-Lorente Elena Mezzogori Fraser Murray Michael Rigby Inmaculada Royo Michael G N Russell Bindi Sohal Kwei Lan Tsao Brian Williams
Affiliations

Affiliation

  • 1 Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Merck Sharp & Dohme Research Laboratories, The Neuroscience Research Centre, Terlings Park, Eastwick Road, Harlow, Essex CM20 2QR, UK. jason@elliottj25.fsnet.co.uk
Abstract

A new class of potent NK3R antagonists based on the N',2-diphenylquinoline-4-carbohydrazide core is described. In an ex vivo assay in gerbil, the lead compound 2g occupies receptors within the CNS following oral dosing (Occ(90) 30 mg/kg po; plasma Occ(90) 0.95 microM) and has good selectivity and promising PK properties.

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