作者: Robert S. Aronstam , John W. Daly , Thomas F. Spande , Tanjore K. Narayanan , Edson X. Albuquerque
DOI: 10.1007/BF00965950
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摘要: The interactions of eighteen natural and synthetic gephyrotoxin indolizidine alkaloids with binding sites on nicotinic acetylcholine receptor channel (AChR) complex fromTorpedo californica electric organ were investigated using two radiolabeled probes, [3H]perhydrohistrionicotoxin [3H]phencyclidine. Both gephyrotoxins indolizidines moderately active inhibitors the these probes (Ki's=0.1–20 μM), but did not interact actylcholine site. Structure-activity relationships indicate an important contribution hydrophobic to both binding. stereoconfiguration had little effect Carbamylcholine enhanced affinity certain up 6 8-fold suggesting that open or desensitized conformations AChR are favored over resting conformations.