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Biological Activity:
Potent and selective prostaglandin D2 (PGD2) receptor 1 (DP1) antagonist; Ki values to be 0.57 nM and 750 nM for DP1 and DP2 receptors respectively.
References:
K Chang et al. Antagonism of the prostaglandin D2 receptor 1 suppresses nicotinic acid-induced vasodilation in mice and humans. PNAS 2006, 103(17), 6682-6687. [online]
CF Sturino et al. Discovery of a potent and selective prostaglandin D2 receptor antagonist, [(3R)-4-(4-chloro-benzyl)-7-fluoro-5-(methylsulfonyl)-1,2,3,4-tetrahydrocyclopenta[b]indol-3-yl]-acetic acid (MK-0524). J. Med. Chem. 2007, 50(4), 794-806. [abstract]
Chemical Name: [(3R)-4-(4-chloro-benzyl)-7-fluoro-5-(methylsulfonyl)-1,2,3,4-tetrahydrocyclopenta[b]indol-3-yl]-acetic acid sodium salt
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