Ciba-geigy Corporation

Novartis Ag

Helmut Bittiger

Stuart J Mickel

Ludwig Maier

Eric K Baylis

Roger G Hall

Hans-Rudolf Olpe

Wolfgang Frostl

Bernhard Bettler

Wolfgang Froostl

Klemens Kaupmann

Wolfgang Fröstl

The present invention provides purified GABAreceptors and receptor proteins derived from rat and human sources, as well as nucleic acids which encode such proteins. The proteins and nucleic acids of the invention share significant homology with the GABAreceptor and the DNA encoding it as specifically disclosed herein. The invention moreover provides methods for isolating other members of the GABAreceptor family using DNA cloning technology and probes derived from the sequences provided herein, as well as novel members of the GABAreceptor family isolated by such methods. Furthermore, the invention relates to the use of GABAreceptors and receptor proteins and cells transformed with a gene encoding a GABAreceptor protein in a method for identifying and characterising compounds which modulate the activity of the GABAreceptor, such as GABAreceptor agonists and antagonists, which may be useful as pharmacological agents for the treatment of disorders associated with the central and peripheral nervous systems.

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Compounds of the formula I ##STR1## wherein R denotes an aliphatic, cycloaliphatic, cycloaliphatic-aliphatic or araliphatic radical having 2 or more carbon atoms, and wherein one of the groups R.sup.1, R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 represents hydrogen or an aliphatic, cycloaliphatic, araliphatic or aromatic radical, another one of R.sup.1, R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 is hydrogen or, in the case of R.sup.1 and R.sup.2, is hydroxy, and the remaining one of R.sup.1, R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 is hydrogen, or wherein R denotes methyl, R.sub.1 denotes hydrogen or hydroxy, R.sub.2 denotes an aromatic radical and R.sub.3 represents hydrogen, and their salts have GABA.sub.B -antagonistic properties and can be used as GABA.sub.B -antagonists. They are obtained when in a compound of formula II ##STR2## in which R, R.sup.1, R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 have their previous significances, Z represents --NH.sub.2 and R.sup.4 denotes a hydroxy-protective group R.sup.5 or, when R.sup.1 and R.sup.3 denote hydrogen and R.sup.2 denotes hydrogen or alkyl, denotes an alkali metal or ammonium ion R.sup.6, or Z represents a protected or latent amino group Z.sup.o and R.sup.4 denotes hydrogen or a hydroxy-protective group R.sup.5, any group R.sup.5 or R.sup.6 is replaced by hydrogen, and/or any group Z.sup.o is converted into --NH.sub.2.

Substituted propane-phosphinic acid compounds

Compounds of the formula I ##STR1## wherein R denotes an aliphatic, cycloaliphatic, cycloaliphatic-aliphatic or araliphatic radical having 2 or more carbon atoms, and wherein one of the groups R.sup.1, R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 represents hydrogen or an aliphatic, cycloaliphatic, araliphatic or aromatic radical, another one of R.sup.1, R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 is hydrogen or, in the case of R.sup.1 and R.sup.2, is hydroxy, and the remaining one of R.sup.1, R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 is hydrogen, or wherein R denotes methyl, R.sub.1 denotes hydrogen or hydroxy, R.sub.2 denotes an aromatic radical and R.sub.3 represents hydrogen, and their salts have GABA.sub.B -antagonistic properties and can be used as GABA.sub.B -antagonists. They are obtained when in a compound of formula II ##STR2## in which R, R.sup.1, R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 have their previous significances, Z represents --NH.sub.2 and R.sup.4 denotes a hydroxy-protective group R.sup.5 or, when R.sup.1 and R.sup.3 denote hydrogen and R.sup.2 denotes hydrogen or alkyl, denotes an alkali metal or ammonium ion R.sup.6, or Z represents a protected or latent amino group Z.sup.0 and R.sup.4 denotes hydrogen or a hydroxy-protective group R.sup.5, any group R.sup.5 or R.sup.6 is replaced by hydrogen, and/or any group Z.sup.0 is converted into --NH.sub.2.

Compounds of the formula I ##STR1## wherein R denotes an aliphatic, cycloaliphatic, cycloaliphatic-aliphatic or araliphatic radical having 2 or more carbon atoms, and wherein one of the groups R.sup.1, R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 represents hydrogen or an aliphatic, cycloaliphatic, araliphatic or aromatic radical, another one of R.sup.1, R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 is hydrogen or, in the case of R.sup.1 and R.sup.2, is hydroxy, and the remaining one of R.sup.1, R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 is hydrogen, or wherein R denotes methyl, R.sub.1 denotes hydrogen or hydroxy, R.sub.2 denotes an aromatic radical and R.sub.3 represents hydrogen, and their salts have GABA.sub.B -antagonistic properties and can be used as GABA.sub.B -antagonists. They are obtained when in a compound of formula II ##STR2## in which R, R.sup.1, R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 have their previous significances, Z represents --NH.sub.2 and R.sup.4 denotes a hydroxy-protective group R.sup.5 or, when R.sup.1 and R.sup.3 denote hydrogen and R.sup.2 denotes hydrogen or alkyl, denotes an alkali metal or ammonium ion R.sup.6, or Z represents a protected or latent amino group Z.degree. and R.sup.4 denotes hydrogen or a hydroxy-protective group R.sup.5, any group R.sup.5 or R.sup.6 is replaced by hydrogen, and/or any group Z.degree. is converted into --NH.sub.2.

Compounds of the formula I ##STR1## wherein R denotes an aliphatic, cycloaliphatic, cycloaliphatic-aliphatic or araliphatic radical having 2 or more carbon atoms, and wherein one of the groups R.sup.1, R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 represents hydrogen or an aliphatic, cycloaliphatic, araliphatic or aromatic radical, another one of R.sup.1, R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 is hydrogen or, in the case of R.sup.1 and R.sup.2, is hydroxy, and the remaining one of R.sup.1, R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 is hydrogen, and their salts have GABA.sub.B -antagonistic properties and can be used as GABA.sub.B -antagonists. They are obtained when in a compound of formula II ##STR2## in which R, R.sup.1, R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 have their previous significances, Z represents --NH.sub.2 and R.sup.4 denotes a hydroxy-protective group R.sup.5 or, when R.sup.1 and R.sup.3 denote hydrogen and R.sup.2 denotes hydrogen or alkyl, denotes an alkali metal or ammonium ion R.sup.6, or Z represents a protected or latent amino group Z.sup.0 and R.sup.4 deontes hydrogen or a hydroxy-protective group R.sup.5, any group R.sup.5 or R.sup.6 is replaced by hydrogen, and/or any group Z.sup.0 is converted into --NH.sub.2.

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