pyrimidin-3-ylacetamide (DPA) class were synthesized and evaluated in a competition
binding assay against [3 H] PK11195 using 18 kDa translocator protein (TSPO) derived from
rat kidney mitochondrial fractions. All analogues showed superior binding affinities for TSPO
compared to DPA-713 (5) and DPA-714 (6). Picomolar affinities were observed for this class
of TSPO ligands in this assay for the first time, with phenethyl ether 28 showing the greatest …