Synthesis and SAR of substituted pyrazolo[1,5-a]quinazolines as dual mGlu(2)/mGlu(3) NAMs.

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Published in Bioorg Med Chem Lett on April 20, 2014

Authors

Cody J Wenthur1, Ryan D Morrison1, J Scott Daniels1, P Jeffrey Conn1, Craig W Lindsley2

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Pharmacology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37232, USA; Vanderbilt Center for Neuroscience Drug Discovery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37232, USA.
2: Department of Pharmacology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37232, USA; Vanderbilt Center for Neuroscience Drug Discovery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37232, USA; Department of Chemistry, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37232, USA. Electronic address: craig.lindsley@vanderbilt.edu.

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