A review of the molecular conformations of melatonin ligands at the melatonin receptor
- 26 October 2002
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Molecular Simulation
- Vol. 28 (10-11) , 889-902
- https://doi.org/10.1080/089270204000002557
Abstract
This review examines the 1992-2000 literature on studies of the molecular conformations of melatonin ligands at the melatonin receptor. In order to investigate quantitative structure-affinity relationships between different chemical classes of melatonergic ligands binding to the melatonin GPCR, CoMFA has been applied to extended sets of compounds, to obtain 3D-QSAR agonist/antagonist models. The results of several authors have suggested that the active conformation of the C-3 aminoethyl side chain of melatonin and related compounds is in a folded form, orthogonal to the aromatic ring. Positive steric potentials were found in the C-2 region, surrounding the C-5 methoxy group and near the N -acyl group of the side chain, while substituents in positions C-6 and C-7 cause a decrease in affinity. Negative steric regions were found between indole N-1 and C-2. Receptor binding affinities have been predicted for a range of structurally diverse compounds for the sheep brain melatonin receptor considering steric, electrostatic and lipophilic fields.Keywords
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