Amides from Piper capense with CNS activity - a preliminary SAR analysis

Piper capense L.f. (Piperaceae) is used traditionally in South Africa as a sleep inducing remedy. Bioassay-guided fractionation of the roots of P. capense led to the isolation of piperine (1) and 4,5-dihydropiperine (2), which showed moderate affinity for the benzodiazepine site on the GABA(A) receptor (IC(50) values of 1.2 mM and 1.0 mM, respectively). The present study suggests that strict structural properties of the amides are essential for affinity. Taken together, these observations suggest that the carbon chain must contain not less than four carbons, and that a conjugated double bond, adjacent to the amide group, is necessary for binding to the receptor and that the amine part should be bulky.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2009

Erschienen:

2009

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:14

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Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) - 14(2009), 9 vom: 25. Sept., Seite 3833-43

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Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Pedersen, Mikael E [VerfasserIn]
Metzler, Bjørn [VerfasserIn]
Stafford, Gary I [VerfasserIn]
van Staden, Johannes [VerfasserIn]
Jäger, Anna K [VerfasserIn]
Rasmussen, Hasse B [VerfasserIn]

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Amides
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Date Completed 07.12.2009

Date Revised 20.10.2021

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.3390/molecules14093833

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NLM191637238