Sy. Ablordeppey et al., A COMFA INVESTIGATION OF SIGMA-RECEPTOR BINDING-AFFINITY - REEXAMINATION OF A SPURIOUS SIGMA-LIGAND, European journal of medicinal chemistry, 33(7-8), 1998, pp. 625-633
A comparative molecular field analysis (CoMFA) investigation was condu
cted on the binding of 64 compounds to sigma(1) receptors. Although Co
MFA accurately predicted the binding affinities of the 64 compounds in
the final set (R-2 = 0.989), it was unable to predict the high affini
ty of the previously reported bridged sigma ligand SC-50691. SC-50691,
and its endo and exo isomers were synthesized and found to bind with
much lower affinity than was previously reported. (C) Elsevier, Paris.