ISSN:
1432-1912
Keywords:
Cardiac glycosides
;
Gomphoside
;
Inotropic agents
;
SAR
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Medicine
Notes:
Summary The 5αH-cardenolide, gomphoside, is one of a small group of naturally occurring cardiac glycosides in which the sugar residue is bilinked to the steroid ring system. This arrangement prevents the sugar moiety from rotating and this makes gomphoside and related compounds potentially useful for structure-activity relationship (SAR) studies. When gomphoside was tested for inotropic activity using guinea pig left atria, the compound was found to have very high potency comparable to the most active 5βH-cardenolides. Removal of the sugar moiety reduced inotropic activity almost 500-fold indicating that it was the presence of the sugar moiety that was mainly responsible for the drug's high potency. Modification of the steroid or sugar residue of gomphoside reduced activity in all cases. It would thus appear that gomphoside with its high potency and non-rotatable glycosidic linkage is an excellent tool for SAR studies.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00633205
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