PASS-assisted exploration of antidepressant activity of 1,3,4-trisubstituted-beta-lactam derivatives

Bioorg Med Chem Lett. 2008 Oct 15;18(20):5347-9. doi: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2008.09.064. Epub 2008 Sep 20.

Abstract

Assisted by PASS predictions, the antidepressant activity of 1,3,4-trisubstituted monocyclic beta-lactams in seasonal affective disorders is described.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Antidepressive Agents / chemistry*
  • Antidepressive Agents / pharmacology*
  • Chemistry, Pharmaceutical / methods*
  • Computational Biology / methods*
  • Crystallography, X-Ray
  • Depression / drug therapy*
  • Drug Design
  • Humans
  • Mice
  • Models, Chemical
  • Monobactams / chemistry*
  • Receptors, GABA / metabolism
  • Seasonal Affective Disorder / drug therapy*
  • Serotonin / metabolism
  • Software

Substances

  • Antidepressive Agents
  • Monobactams
  • Receptors, GABA
  • Serotonin