Design, synthesis and biological evaluation of L-dopa amide derivatives as potential prodrugs for the treatment of Parkinson's disease

Tao Zhou, Robert C. Hider, Peter Jenner, Bruce Campbell, Christopher J. Hobbs, Sarah Rose, Mark Jairaj, Kayhan A. Tayarani-Binazir, Alexander Syme

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Abstract

A range of amide derivatives of L-dopa were synthesized and investigated for their pharmacological activity and their ability to be converted to L-dopa using the unilaterally 6-hydroxydopamine (6-OHDA)-lesioned rat, as an experimental model of Parkinson's disease. The diacetyl derivative of L-dopa amide (11b) was found to be more active than L-dopa after its oral administration and generated plasma levels of L-dopa in the therapeutic range for an antiparkinsonian effect in man. (C) 2010 Elsevier Masson SAS. All rights reserved.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)4035 - 4042
Number of pages8
JournalEUROPEAN JOURNAL OF MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY
Volume45
Issue number9
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Sept 2010

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