文摘
Tropane-based photoaffinity ligands covalently bind to discrete points of attachment on the dopaminetransporter (DAT). To further explore structure-activity relations, a ligand in which the photoactivatedgroup was extended from the 3-position of the tropane ring was synthesized from cocaine via a Stille orSuzuki coupling strategy. 3-(4'-Azido-3'-iodo-biphenyl-4-yl)-8-methyl-8-aza-bicyclo[3.2.1]octane-2-carboxylicacid methyl ester (11; Ki = 15.1 ± 2.2 nM) demonstrated high binding affinity for the DAT. Moreover, thiscompound showed moderate binding affinity for the serotonin transporter (SERT, Ki = 109 ± 14 nM),suggesting the potential utility of [125I]11 in both DAT and SERT protein structure studies.