Molecular recognition in nicotinic acetylcholine receptors: The importance of π-cation interactions

Journal of Medicinal Chemistry

Volumn 42, Issue 16, 1999, Pages 3066-3074

  Schmitt, Jeffrey D ^a   Sharples, Christopher G V ^b   Caldwell, W S ^a  

^a TARGACEPT INC   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BATH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATION; EPIBATIDINE; LIGAND; NICOTINIC RECEPTOR; PHENYLALANINE; TRYPTOPHAN; TYROSINE;

ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; BINDING KINETICS; CHEMICAL INTERACTION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; MOLECULAR RECOGNITION; REACTION ANALYSIS; RECEPTOR BINDING;

AMINO ACIDS; LIGANDS; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MOLECULAR CONFORMATION; QUANTUM THEORY; RECEPTORS, NICOTINIC; STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP;

EID: 0033549847     PISSN: 00222623     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jm990093z     Document Type: Article

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