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Phthalimide-Derived N-Benzylpyridinium Halides Targeting Cholinesterases: Synthesis and Bioactivity of New Potential Anti-Alzheimer's Disease Agents Publisher Pubmed



Saeedi M1, 2 ; Golipoor M3 ; Mahdavi M4 ; Moradi A5 ; Nadri H5 ; Emami S6 ; Foroumadi A3 ; Shafiee A3
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  1. 1. Medicinal Plants Research Center, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  2. 2. Persian Medicine and Pharmacy Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  3. 3. Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, 14176-14411, Iran
  4. 4. Drug Design and Development Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  5. 5. Faculty of Pharmacy, Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran
  6. 6. Faculty of Pharmacy, Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Pharmaceutical Sciences Research Center, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran

Source: Archiv der Pharmazie Published:2016


Abstract

In order to develop potent dual-binding cholinesterase inhibitors as potential drugs for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease, we designed and synthesized phthalimide-based acetylcholinesterase (AChE) inhibitors (7) containing a substituted N-benzylpyridinium residue. The in vitro anti-cholinesterase assay employing the target compounds against AChE and butyrylcholinesterase (BChE) revealed the 2-fluorobenzylpyridinium derivative 7d as the most potent compound against both enzymes, with IC50 values of 0.77 and 8.71 μM. The docking study of compound 7d into the active site of AChE showed the gorge-spanning binding mode, in which the compound spans the narrow hydrophobic gorge from the bottom to the rim. © 2016 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim.