A bio-inspired enantioselective small-molecule artificial receptor for β adrenergic agonists and antagonists and its application for enantioselective extraction

Chem Commun (Camb). 2016 Oct 18;52(85):12582-12585. doi: 10.1039/c6cc06281d.

Abstract

Administration of enantiomerically pure β-adrenergic agonists and antagonists increases their activity and reduces side effects. We report here a small-molecule artificial receptor (SMAR) that, by mimicking the β-adrenergic receptor, is able to enantioselectively extract commercial β-adrenergic interacting drugs. The selectivity is justified according to DFT calculations and X-ray diffraction experiments.

MeSH terms

  • Adrenergic beta-Agonists / pharmacology*
  • Adrenergic beta-Antagonists / pharmacology*
  • Humans
  • Quantum Theory
  • Receptors, Adrenergic, beta / chemistry*
  • Receptors, Artificial / metabolism*
  • Stereoisomerism

Substances

  • Adrenergic beta-Agonists
  • Adrenergic beta-Antagonists
  • Receptors, Adrenergic, beta
  • Receptors, Artificial