A series of vesamicol analogues, o-iodo-trans-decalinvesamicol (OIDV) or o-bromo-trans- decalinvesamicol (OBDV), were synthesized and their affinities to vesicular acetylcholine transporter (VAChT) and σ receptors (σ-1, σ-2) were evaluated by in vitro binding assays using rat cerebral or liver membranes. OIDV and OBDV showed greater binding affinity to VAChT (Ki= 20.5±5.6 and 13.8±1.2 nM, respectively) than did vesamicol (Ki= 33.9±18.1 ...