Structural changes of benzylether derivatives of vesamicol and their influence on the binding selectivity to the vesicular acetylcholine transporter

B Wenzel, D Sorger, K Heinitz, M Scheunemann…

Index: Wenzel, Barbara; Sorger, Dietlind; Heinitz, Katrin; Scheunemann, Matthias; Schliebs, Reinhard; Steinbach, Joerg; Sabri, Osama European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 2005 , vol. 40, # 12 p. 1197 - 1205

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Abstract

18F labelled vesamicol analogues, which bind to the vesicular acetylcholine transporter (VAChT) in central cholinergic nerve terminals, are expected to be potential radioligands for the visualisation of cholinergic transmission deficits via positron emission tomography (PET). In this report the regioselective synthesis of five novel vesamicol analogues as well as their in vitro binding properties to the VAChT are described. Beside having the 4- ...