Studies directed towards conformationally restricted nucleosides

Conformationally Constrained Nucleosides, Nucleotides and Oligonucleotides

Conformationally Restricted Fentanyl Analogs

Synthesis, analgesic activity and preliminary molecular modeling studies of the cisand trans-fused octahydro-l,2,3,4,4a,5,11,1 la-pyrido[3,4-c][1,5]benzoxazepines 8 and 9, the first rigid fentanyl analogs with a conformationally restricted 4-anilido group that retain antinociceptive properties, are reported. Fentanyl (1) is the prototype of the highly potent 4-anilidopiperidine class of synthet...

Conformationally restricted calpain inhibitors.

The cysteine protease calpain-I is linked to several diseases and is therefore a valuable target for inhibition. Selective inhibition of calpain-I has proved difficult as most compounds target the active site and inhibit a broad spectrum of cysteine proteases as well as other calpain isoforms. Selective inhibitors might not only be potential drugs but should act as tools to explore the physiolo...

Stereoselectivity of Conformationally Restricted Glucosazide Donors

Glycosylations of 4,6-tethered glucosazide donors with a panel of model acceptors revealed the effect of acceptor nucleophilicity on the stereoselectivity of these donors. The differences in reactivity among the donors were evaluated in competitive glycosylation reactions, and their relative reactivities were found to be reflected in the stereoselectivity in glycosylations with a set of fluorin...

Solution structure of conformationally restricted vasopressin analogues.

In recent years, a massive effort has been directed towards designing potent and selective antagonists of neurohypophyseal hormones substituted at position 3. Modification of vasopressin at position 3 with 4,4'-biphenylalanine results in pharmacologically inactive analogues. Chemically, this substitution appears to vary only slightly from those previously made by us (1-Nal or 2-Nal), which affo...