- 3-[(2-Methyl-1,3-thiazol-4-yl)ethynyl]-pyridine: a potent and highly selective metabotropic glutamate subtype 5 receptor antagonist with anxiolytic activity.
3-[(2-Methyl-1,3-thiazol-4-yl)ethynyl]-pyridine: a potent and highly selective metabotropic glutamate subtype 5 receptor antagonist with anxiolytic activity.
Journal of medicinal chemistry (2003-01-10)
Nicholas D P Cosford, Lida Tehrani, Jeffrey Roppe, Edwin Schweiger, Nicholas D Smith, Jeffrey Anderson, Linda Bristow, Jesse Brodkin, Xiaohui Jiang, Ian McDonald, Sara Rao, Mark Washburn, Mark A Varney
PMID12519057
ABSTRACT
2-Methyl-6-(phenylethynyl)pyridine (3), a potent noncompetitive mGlu5 receptor antagonist widely used to characterize the pharmacology of mGlu5 receptors, suffers from a number of shortcomings as a therapeutic agent, including off-target activity and poor aqueous solubility. Seeking to improve the properties of 3 led to the synthesis of compound 9, a highly selective mGlu5 receptor antagonist that is 5-fold more potent than 3 in the rat fear-potentiated startle model of anxiety.
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mGluR5 Antagonist, MTEP, The mGluR5 Antagonist, MTEP, also referenced under CAS 329205-68-7, controls the biological activity of mGluR5. This small molecule/inhibitor is primarily used for Neuroscience applications.