by Keyword: azo compounds
Prischich, D, Gomila, AMJ, Milla-Navarro, S, Sanguesa, G, Diez-Alarcia, R, Preda, B, Matera, C, Batlle, M, Ramírez, L, Giralt, E, Hernando, J, Guasch, E, Meana, JJ, de la Villa, P, Gorostiza, P, (2021). Adrenergic Modulation With Photochromic Ligands Angewandte Chemie (International Ed. Print) 60, 3625-3631 
© 2020 Wiley-VCH GmbH Adrenoceptors are ubiquitous and mediate important autonomic functions as well as modulating arousal, cognition, and pain on a central level. Understanding these physiological processes and their underlying neural circuits requires manipulating adrenergic neurotransmission with high spatio-temporal precision. Here we present a first generation of photochromic ligands (adrenoswitches) obtained via azologization of a class of cyclic amidines related to the known ligand clonidine. Their pharmacology, photochromism, bioavailability, and lack of toxicity allow for broad biological applications, as demonstrated by controlling locomotion in zebrafish and pupillary responses in mice.
JTD Keywords: adrenergic receptors, azo compounds, neurotransmitters, photochromism, Adrenergic agents, Adrenergic receptors, Animals, Azo compounds, Chromogenic compounds, Ligands, Mice, Mice, nude, Molecular structure, Neurotransmitters, Photochromism, Photopharmacology, Receptors, adrenergic, Zebrafish
