90843-62-2Relevant articles and documents
Design, synthesis, biological evaluation and structural characterization of novel GEBR library PDE4D inhibitors
Brullo, Chiara,Rapetti, Federica,Abbate, Sara,Prosdocimi, Tommaso,Torretta, Archimede,Semrau, Marta,Massa, Matteo,Alfei, Silvana,Storici, Paola,Parisini, Emilio,Bruno, Olga
, (2021/06/26)
Memory and cognitive functions depend on the cerebral levels of cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP), which are regulated by the phosphodiesterase 4 (PDE4) family of enzymes. Selected rolipram-related PDE4 inhibitors, members of the GEBR library, have been shown to increase hippocampal cAMP levels, providing pro-cognitive benefits with a safe pharmacological profile. In a recent SAR investigation involving a subset of GEBR library compounds, we have demonstrated that, depending on length and flexibility, ligands can either adopt a twisted, an extended or a protruding conformation, the latter allowing the ligand to form stabilizing contacts with the regulatory domain of the enzyme. Here, based on those findings, we describe further chemical modifications of the protruding subset of GEBR library inhibitors and their effects on ligand conformation and potency. In particular, we demonstrate that the insertion of a methyl group in the flexible linker region connecting the catechol portion and the basic end of the molecules enhances the ability of the ligand to interact with both the catalytic and the regulatory domains of the enzyme.
A metal-free method for the facile synthesis of indanonesviathe intramolecular hydroacylation of 2-vinylbenzaldehyde
He, Guoxue,Ma, Jinyu,Zhou, Jianhui,Li, Chunpu,Liu, Hong,Zhou, Yu
supporting information, p. 1036 - 1040 (2021/02/09)
A facile method for the synthesis of indanones was developed under metal- and additive-free conditions, whereinl-proline served as an efficient and environmentally benign catalyst. Compared with previously synthesized indanones, synthesis by the transition-metal-catalyzed intramolecular hydroacylation of 2-vinylbenzaldehyde provided a more green synthetic pathway to indanone scaffolds with good to excellent yields. More importantly, it could be used to synthsize the anti-AD drug donepezil.
Multifunctional donepezil analogues as cholinesterase and BACE1 inhibitors
Green, Keith D.,Fosso, Marina Y.,Garneau-Tsodikova, Sylvie
, (2018/12/13)
A series of 22 donepezil analogues were synthesized through alkylation/benzylation and compared to donepezil and its 6-O-desmethyl adduct. All the compounds were found to be potent inhibitors of both acetylcholinesterase (AChE) and butyrylcholinesterase (BChE), two enzymes responsible for the hydrolysis of the neurotransmitter acetylcholine in Alzheimer’s disease patient brains. Many of them displayed lower inhibitory concentrations of EeAChE (IC50 = 0.016 ± 0.001 μM to 0.23 ± 0.03 μM) and EfBChE (IC50 = 0.11 ± 0.01 μM to 1.3 ± 0.2 μM) than donepezil. One of the better compounds was tested against HsAChE and was found to be even more active than donepezil and inhibited HsAChE better than EeAChE. The analogues with the aromatic substituents were generally more potent than the ones with aliphatic substituents. Five of the analogues also inhibited the action of β-secretase (BACE1) enzyme.
