Synthesis and preliminary biological evaluation of (2S,1'R,2'S)- and (2S,1'S,2'R)-2-(2'-phosphonocyclopropyl)glycines, two novel conformationally constrained l-AP4 analogues.
Laura Amori, Michaela Serpi, Maura Marinozzi, Gabriele Costantino, Monica Gavilan Diaz, Mette Brunsgaard Hermit, Christian Thomsen, Roberto Pellicciari
Two novel constrained l-AP4 analogues, (2S,1'R,2'S)- and (2S,1'S,2'R)-2-(2'-phosphonocyclopropyl)glycines (7) and (8), were synthesized and evaluated as mGluR ligands. Compound 7 showed to be a group III mGluRs agonist with micromolar activity.