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The synthesis and pharmacology of subtype- selective ligands for neuronal nicotinic receptors

Reference	B11785
Principal Investigator / Supervisor	Ms Sue Wonnacott
Co-Investigators / Co-Supervisors	Professor Timothy Gallagher
Institution	University of Bath
Department	Biology and Biochemistry
Funding type	Research
Value (£)	183,506
Status	Completed
Type	Research Grant
Start date	01/11/1999
End date	01/11/2002
Duration	36 months

Abstract

This collaborative study, based on UB-165, a novel, enantiospecific subtype- selective nicotinic agonist, aims to define individual pharmacophores for neuronal nicotinic receptor (nAChR) subtypes, and to use the ligands to characterise native nAChR. A series of structural analogues of UB-165, as well as new classes of ligands, will be generated by efficient chemical synthesis. All ligands will be characterised pharmacologically at defined nAChR subtypes, and used to distinguish presynaptic subtypes in the brain. These results will direct ligand design, generating informative structure-activity relationships and the evolution of new, more critical pharmacophore models that will be significant for rational drug design targeted at these sites. (Joint with award B12081.)

Summary

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Committee	Closed Committee - Biomolecular Sciences (BMS)
Research Topics	X – not assigned to a current Research Topic
Research Priority	X – Research Priority information not available
Research Initiative	X - not in an Initiative
Funding Scheme	X – not Funded via a specific Funding Scheme

Associated awards:

B12081 The synthesis and pharmacology of subtype- selective ligands for neuronal nicotinic receptors

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