The 1,2,4-triazole as a scaffold for the design of ghrelin receptor ligands: Development of JMV 2959, a potent antagonist

Amino Acids

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 301-314

  Moulin, Aline ^a,b   Brunel, Luc ^a   Boeglin, Damien ^a   Demange, Luc ^a   Ryan, Johanne ^a   M'Kadmi, Céline ^a   Denoyelle, Séverine ^a   Martinez, Jean ^a   Fehrentz, Jean Alain ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTPELLIER   (France)

^b Flamel Technologies   (France)

Author keywords

1,2,4 Triazole; Addiction; Antagonist; Anti obesity; Ghrelin receptor; Peptidomimetic

Indexed keywords

1,2,4 TRIAZOLE; HORMONE RECEPTOR AFFECTING AGENT; HORMONE RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; JMV 2760; JMV 2959; MACIMORELIN; TRIAZOLE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALCOHOLISM; BINDING AFFINITY; COCAINE DEPENDENCE; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG BINDING; DRUG DESIGN; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG STRUCTURE; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; HYPERACTIVITY; LIPID STORAGE; METHAMPHETAMINE DEPENDENCE; NONHUMAN; PEPTIDOMICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINOPATHY; REVIEW; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION;

EID: 84878366092     PISSN: 09394451     EISSN: 14382199     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00726-012-1355-2     Document Type: Review

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