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Design, Synthesis, and Α-Glucosidase-Inhibitory Activity of Phenoxy-Biscoumarin–N-Phenylacetamide Hybrids Publisher Pubmed



Ansari S1 ; Azizian H2 ; Pedrood K3 ; Yavari A3 ; Mojtabavi S4 ; Faramarzi MA4 ; Golshani S4 ; Hosseini S5 ; Biglar M3 ; Larijani B3 ; Rastegar H6 ; Hamedifar H1 ; Mohammadikhanaposhtani M7 ; Mahdavi M3
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  1. 1. CinnaGen Medical Biotechnology Research Center, Alborz University of Medical Sciences, Karaj, Iran
  2. 2. Department of Medicinal Chemistry, School of Pharmacy, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  3. 3. Endocrinology and Metabolism Research Center, Endocrinology and Metabolism Clinical Sciences Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  4. 4. Department of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  5. 5. Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  6. 6. Cosmetic Products Research Center, Iranian Food and Drug Administration, MOHE, Tehran, Iran
  7. 7. Cellular and Molecular Biology Research Center, Health Research Institute, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, Iran

Source: Archiv der Pharmazie Published:2021


Abstract

Thirteen new phenoxy-biscoumarin–N-phenylacetamide derivatives (7a–m) were designed based on a molecular hybridization approach as new α-glucosidase inhibitors. These compounds were synthesized with high yields and evaluated in vitro for their inhibitory activity against yeast α-glucosidase. The obtained results revealed that a significant proportion of the synthesized compounds showed considerable α-glucosidase-inhibitory activity in comparison to acarbose as a positive control. Representatively, 2-(4-(bis(4-hydroxy-2-oxo-2H-chromen-3-yl)methyl)phenoxy)-N-(4-bromophenyl)acetamide (7f), with IC50 = 41.73 ± 0.38 µM against α-glucosidase, was around 18 times more potent than acarbose (IC50 = 750.0 ± 10.0 µM). This compound was a competitive α-glucosidase inhibitor. Molecular modeling and dynamic simulation of these compounds confirmed the obtained results through in vitro experiments. Prediction of the druglikeness/ADME/toxicity of the compound 7f and comparison with the standard drug acarbose showed that the new compound 7f was probably better than the standard drug in terms of toxicity. © 2021 Deutsche Pharmazeutische Gesellschaft