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Isothiocyanate derivatives of (-)-cocaine were prepared and tested for inhibitory potency at the cocaine receptor in rat striatal membranes. Coincubation with m-isothiocyanatobenzoylecgonine methyl ester (m-ISOCOC), p-isothiocyanatobenzoylecgonine methyl ester (p-ISOCOC), and 3 beta-(4-isothiocyanatophenyl)tropane-2-carboxylic acid methyl ester (ISOWIN) resulted in inhibition of [3H]WIN 35,428 binding, but the compounds were about 10-fold weaker than (-)-cocaine. However, p-ISOCOC was approximately 3-fold more potent than metaphit, an isothiocyanate derivative of phencyclidine. p-ISOCOC was equipotent at the serotonin transporter but was much less potent at the norepinephrine transporter and was inactive at the D2 dopamine receptor at 1000 microM concentration. The IC50 value for m-ISOCOC and p-ISOCOC varied with tissue concentration, suggesting irreversible inhibition of binding. Preincubation with m-ISOCOC and p-ISOCOC resulted in inhibition of [3H]WIN 35,428 binding that could not be removed by washing of the membranes; in contrast, preincubation with (-)-cocaine caused inhibition that was readily removed by washing. Preincubation with 1 microM concentrations of p-ISOCOC resulted in a large reduction in Bmax of the high affinity binding site for [3H]WIN 35,428. Preincubation with 100 microM p-ISOCOC eliminated the high affinity site and apparently reduced the affinity at the low affinity site. Coincubation of 10 microM p-ISOCOC with 100 microM cocaine prevented the total loss of [3H]WIN 35,428 binding. The uptake of [3H]dopamine was inhibited by p-ISOCOC with an IC50 comparable to that of cocaine. Additionally, preincubation of rat striatal synaptosomes with 10 microM p-ISOCOC reduced the Vmax of [3H]dopamine uptake after washing. These data suggest that m-ISOCOC and p-ISOCOC are useful irreversible acylators of (-)-cocaine binding sites at the dopamine transporter.
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