The influence of glycosylation on the structure-activity relationship
of the tachykinin antagonist MEN 10376 and of its minimal active fragm
ent MEN 10414 was investigated. The antagonist activity was preserved
only when beta-D-glucosylated Tyr, Ser and Asn were added to the N-ter
minal position of MEN 10376, while the modification of the side chain
of the Tyr(2) induced a dramatic decrease in affinity.