Synthesis of novel МТ3 receptor ligands via an unusual Knoevenagel condensation.
Volkova, M.S., Jensen, K.C., Lozinskaya, N.A., Sosonyuk, S.E., Proskurnina, M.V., Mesecar, A.D., Zefirov, N.S.(2012) Bioorg Med Chem Lett 22: 7578-7581
- PubMed: 23131339 
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bmcl.2012.10.005
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
4GQI, 4GR9 - PubMed Abstract: 
New 5-acetamido-substituted melatonin derivatives were efficiently synthesized in excellent yields via Knoevenagel condensation. The relative binding affinity of new synthesized compounds to MT3 receptor was tested via enzymatic assays and the X-ray structures of the most potent compounds were determined in complex with MT3.
Organizational Affiliation: 
Moscow State University, Chemistry department, Leninskie Gory 1, Moscow, Russia. maria.s.volkov@gmail.com