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7-Nitrobenzofurazan (NBD) derivatives of 5'-N-ethylcarboxamidoadenosine (NECA) as new fluorescent probes for human A(3) adenosine receptors

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Bioorg Med Chem Lett, 11 (23): 3023-6 (December 2001)Macchia, M Salvetti, F Bertini, S Di Bussolo, V Gattuso, L Gesi, M Hamdan, M Klotz, K N Laragione, T Lucacchini, A Minutolo, F Nencetti, S Papi, C Tuscano, D Martini, C England Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry letters Bioorg Med Chem Lett. 2001 Dec 3;11(23):3023-6..

Abstract

New fluorescent ligands for adenosine receptors (ARs), obtained by the insertion, in the N(6) position of NECA, of NBD-moieties with linear alkyl spacers of increasing length, proved to possess a high affinity and selectivity for the A(3) subtype expressed in CHO cells. In fluorescence microscopy assays, compound 2d, the most active and selective for human A(3)-AR, permitted visualization and localization of this human receptor subtype, showing its potential suitability for internalization and trafficking studies in living cells.

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