Synthesis and enantioselectivity of the enantiomers of PG9 and SM21, new potent analgesic and cognition-enhancing drugs

Chirality

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 225-233

  Romanelli, M Novella ^a   Bartolini, Alessandro ^a   Bertucci, Carlo ^b   Dei, Silvia ^a   Ghelardini, Carla ^a   Giovannini, M Grazia ^a   Gualtieri, Fulvio ^a   Pepeu, Giancarlo ^a   Scapecchi, Serena ^a   Teodori, Elisabetta ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

ACh releaser; analgesic; cognition enhancer; enantioselectivity; stereospecific synthesis

Indexed keywords

2 (4 BROMOPHENYL)PROPIONIC ACID; 4 AMINO 5 CHLORO 2 METHOXYBENZOIC ACID 3 PIPERIDINOPROPYL ESTER; HYOSCYAMINE; MORPHINE; PROSTAGLANDIN DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMNESIA; ANALGESIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BURN; CHOLINERGIC ACTIVITY; COGNITION; DRUG CONFORMATION; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG POTENCY; DRUG SYNTHESIS; ENANTIOMER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEREOCHEMISTRY; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION;

ACETYLCHOLINE; ANALGESICS; ANIMALS; ATROPINE; ATROPINE DERIVATIVES; AVOIDANCE LEARNING; BRAIN CHEMISTRY; DICYCLOMINE; MALE; MICE; MICRODIALYSIS; NOOTROPIC AGENTS; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PARASYMPATHOLYTICS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; STEREOISOMERISM;

EID: 9344250566     PISSN: 08990042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1520-636X(1996)8:3<225::AID-CHIR1>3.3.CO;2-1     Document Type: Article

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