Davenport Richard J, Diaz Paloma, Galvin Frances C A, Lloyd Steve, Mack Stephen R, Owens Ray, Sabin Verity, Wynn Joanne
UCB-Group, Granta Park, Abington, Cambridge CB1 6GS, UK.
Bioorg Med Chem Lett. 2007 Jan 15;17(2):558-61. doi: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2006.10.038. Epub 2006 Oct 19.
The synthesis of a series of novel C-linked nucleotide triphosphates is reported. These exhibit excellent agonist potency and selectivity for the P2Y2 receptor with a number of examples having EC50 values below 10 nM. Representative compounds from the N-linked and C-linked series showed enhanced metabolic stability compared with that of the natural ligand UTP.