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Christine M Richardson1, Roger J Gillespie, Douglas S Williamson
1Vernalis (R&D) Ltd, Granta Park, Cambridge, CB1 6GB, UK. c.richardson@vernalis.com <c.richardson@vernalis.com>
Abstract:
Database searching led to the identification of potent A(2A) antagonists which do not contain the privileged furan moiety and which show selectivity over A(1) receptors. Simple substructure searching on a proprietary database identified compounds with activities in the low nM range. A targeted approach to the identification of non-furan containing compounds resulted in the identification of two novel series, with potency, selectivity and directional SAR from screening 113 compounds.
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