MOLECULAR-ORBITAL STUDY OF THE NITROGEN BASICITY OF PRAZOSIN ANALOGS IN RELATION TO THEIR ALPHA-1-ADRENOCEPTOR BINDING-AFFINITY

AM1 theoretical molecular descriptors were computed for prazosin analogues (2-substituted 4-amino-6,7-dimethoxy derivatives of quinazoline, quinoline and isoquinoline) and and correlated with both their experimental acidity constants and alpha-1-adrenoceptor binding affinity data values. The results confirm the crucial role of the N1 protonated form of these derivatives for a selective and productive binding interaction with the alpha-1 adrenergic receptor.