Table 1. Compound sources, pharmacophore searching fit values and radioligand binding data for the tested VS hits compared to the reference compound dopamine, employing D2L receptors expressed in CHO cells.
Compound | Compound origin | Ref. | Pharmacophore model fit valuea | Ki ± SEM [nM]b [3H]spiperone D2L | |
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Dopamine | 160 ± 31 | ||||
D2R-agonist hits | |||||
Clenbuterol | Food contaminant, illegal use in calf fattening | 49 | 2.488 | 50,000 ± 13,000 | |
Delphinidin | Anthocyanidin, in various plants and fruits | 50 | 2.396 | 26,000 ± 6,800 | |
Fumigaclavine A | Produced by Aspergillus | 32 | 2.901 | 1,100 ± 160 | |
Hordenine | Barley and beer | 38,39 | 2.300 | 13,000 ± 2,700 | |
Kukoamine A | Potato tubers | 51 | 2.967 | >100,000 | |
Leonurine | Leonotis species | 52 | 2.833 | >100,000 | |
Muscimol | Amanita muscaria | 53 | 2.218 | >100,000 | |
Pyrraline | Maillard product from glucose and lysine | 54 | 2.853 | >100,000 | |
Salsolinol | Cocoa and chocolate | 37 | 2.397 | 7,300 ± 1,900 | |
D2R-antagonist hits | Model A | Model B | |||
Ajmalicine | Rauvolvia serpentina | 55 | 2.287 | 2.672 | >100,000 |
Dihydroberberine | Berberis species | 56 | 2.360 | 2.252 | 75,000 ± 27,000c |
Emetine | Carapichea ipecacuanha | 57 | 2.848 | 2.652 | 37,000 ± 5,700c |
Fenpropimorph | Food contaminant, fungicide | 58 | 1.403 | 2.687 | >100,000 |
Halofuginone | Food contaminant, coccidiostat | 59 | 2.818 | 2.774 | >50,000 |
Robenidine | Food contaminant, coccidiostat | 33 | 2.163 | 2.553 | 5,400 ± 1,600 |
Roquefortine C | Blue cheese | 60 | 1.087 | 2.362 | >100,000 |
Sarafloxacin | Food contaminant, antibiotic | 61 | 1.279 | 2.852 | >100,000 |
aThe fit value indicates how well a compound matches the pharmacophore model. For our models, which each contain three features, the maximum possible fit value for a compound is 3.
bKi values ± standard error of mean (SEM) in nM derived from at least four individual experiments each performed in triplicate.
cKi values ± standard deviation (SD) in nM derived from two individual experiments each performed in triplicate.