Benzofurans from <i>Styrax agrestis</i> As Acetylcholinesterase Inhibitors: Structure–Activity Relationships and Molecular Modeling Studies
作者:Jiawei Liu、Vincent Dumontet、Anne-Laure Simonin、Bogdan I. Iorga、Vincent Guerineau、Marc Litaudon、Van Hung Nguyen、Françoise Gueritte
DOI:10.1021/np200308j
日期:2011.10.28
An extract of Styrax agrestis fruits, collected in Vietnam, significantly inhibited acetylcholinesterase (AChE) in vitro. Bioassay-guided fractionation revealed three new egonol-type benzofurans: egonol-9(Z),12(Z) linoleate (1), 7-demethoxy-egonol-9(Z),12(Z) linoleate (2), and 7-demethoxyegonol oleate (4). Ten known egonol-type benzofurans were also isolated (3, 5, 6-13). In order to better understand structure activity relationships in this series, egonol derivatives 14-19 were prepared by chemical modifications and evaluated for their inhibition of AChE, butyrylcholinesterase (BChE), and AChE-induced A beta aggregation. Compounds 1-4 were the most potent inhibitors of the series, which exhibited inhibitory activity against AChE (IC50 1.4-3.1 mu M) and, for 1, A beta aggregation (77.6%). Molecular docking studies were also performed to investigate interaction of these compounds with the active site of AChE.