NOVEL STRUCTURAL HYBRIDS OF MESCALINE WITH PCP-ANALOGS: POTENTIAL ANTAGONISTS FOR CENTRAL PCP-RECEPTORS

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt

Abstract

The possible involvement of the synclinal conformation of mescaline with phencyclidine (PCP)-receptors has promoted the synthesis of certain novel structural hybrids of mescaline with PCP-analogs.
The effect of mescaline and the potential antagonisticactivity of the newly proposed derivatives at central PCP-receptors of albino rat brains will await investigation.
The suggested compounds were chemically 1-aryl-1-(3,4,5-trimethoxy; or trihydroxy) phenethylamino; or N-substituted-phenethylamino cycloalkanes. An N-(2-chloroethyl) moiety was, also incorporated into some of the designed analogs for exploration of the possible participation of such alkylating arm to the elicited activity.