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050221&_version=1&_userid=10&md5=1ba55d23f4601cfae39222afc7698ef7" title="Click to view the MathML source" alt="Click to view the MathML source">β3-adrenoceptor is becoming an attractive target for the treatment of several pathologies such as obesity, type 2 diabetes, metabolic syndrome, cachexia, overactive bladder, ulcero-inflammatory disorder of the gut, preterm labour, anxiety and depressive disorders, and heart failure. New compounds belonging to the class of arylethanolamines bearing one or two stereogenic centres were prepared in good yields as racemates and optically active forms. They were, then, evaluated for their intrinsic activity towards
050221&_version=1&_userid=10&md5=fd45cc38f1fe6f1efa2be36de42df51f" title="Click to view the MathML source" alt="Click to view the MathML source">β3-adrenoceptor and their affinity for
050221&_version=1&_userid=10&md5=9137adb698faa64ab2ccfd911e23737f" title="Click to view the MathML source" alt="Click to view the MathML source">β1- and
050221&_version=1&_userid=10&md5=82678a5780f45856978942f470bfc9ff" title="Click to view the MathML source" alt="Click to view the MathML source">β2-adrenergic receptors. Stereochemical features were found to play a crucial role in determining the behaviour of such compounds. In particular,
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050221&_version=1&_userid=10&md5=e7ac0dac512a5f7daacde75996563486" title="Click to view the MathML source" alt="Click to view the MathML source">R)- and (
050221&_version=1&_userid=10&md5=6463a02db395abd39c7b26e0c9f0227f" title="Click to view the MathML source" alt="Click to view the MathML source">S)-2-{4-[2-(2-hydroxy-2-phenylethylamino)ethyl]phenoxy}-2- methylpropanoic acid, (
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050221&_version=1&_userid=10&md5=1a29a6d33e227dde72803b54c0db0eeb" title="Click to view the MathML source" alt="Click to view the MathML source">β-rac)-, (
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050221&_version=1&_userid=10&md5=1b01d1107863ce1f0a04bb2768c2fd21" title="Click to view the MathML source" alt="Click to view the MathML source">R,
050221&_version=1&_userid=10&md5=30de39812b28bf8d85b246f1b58b4057" title="Click to view the MathML source" alt="Click to view the MathML source">βR)- 2-{4-[2-(2-hydroxy-2-phenylethylamino)ethyl]phenoxy}propanoic acid were found to be endowed with
050221&_version=1&_userid=10&md5=2440707273bcea0137f59495c158ad2f" title="Click to view the MathML source" alt="Click to view the MathML source">β3-adrenoceptor agonistic activity. Whereas, (
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050221&_version=1&_userid=10&md5=e0e079e3d31dd6720d7b41e35bb5e458" title="Click to view the MathML source" alt="Click to view the MathML source">βS)- and (
050221&_version=1&_userid=10&md5=e9651da97a95957a14e3725f5bde1ad5" title="Click to view the MathML source" alt="Click to view the MathML source">S,
050221&_version=1&_userid=10&md5=03f7aeeba31a4990fbfe457a772e23f9" title="Click to view the MathML source" alt="Click to view the MathML source">βR)-2-{4-[2-(2-hydroxy-2-phenylethylamino)ethyl]phenoxy}propanoic acid behaved as
050221&_version=1&_userid=10&md5=f9f911f1e4eaffbbc38d5060272925f5" title="Click to view the MathML source" alt="Click to view the MathML source">β3-adrenoceptor inverse agonists. Such compounds showed no affinity for
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050221&_version=1&_userid=10&md5=c10fa90ab8b9ec0eed94023b222fce7b" title="Click to view the MathML source" alt="Click to view the MathML source">β2-adrenergic receptor, respectively. Thus, resulting highly selective
050221&_version=1&_userid=10&md5=23f79d3ddd73f06c4080bff7459e9cbe" title="Click to view the MathML source" alt="Click to view the MathML source">β3-adrenoceptor ligands.