3-(4-{[Benzyl(methyl)amino]methyl}phenyl)-6,7-dimethoxy-2<i>H</i>-2-chromenone (AP2238) Inhibits Both Acetylcholinesterase and Acetylcholinesterase-Induced β-Amyloid Aggregation: A Dual Function Lead for Alzheimer's Disease Therapy
作者:Lorna Piazzi、Angela Rampa、Alessandra Bisi、Silvia Gobbi、Federica Belluti、Andrea Cavalli、Manuela Bartolini、Vincenza Andrisano、Piero Valenti、Maurizio Recanatini
DOI:10.1021/jm0340602
日期:2003.6.1
In recent years, the investigation of acetylcholinesterase (AChE) inhibitors has gained further interest, because the involvement of the peripheral site of the enzyme in the beta-amyloid (Abeta) aggregation process has been disclosed. We present here, for the first time, a direct evidence of the Abeta antiaggregating action of an AChE inhibitor (AP2238) purposely designed to bind at both the catalytic and the peripheral sites of the human enzyme.