Various catechol derivatives (β-substitued 3, 4-dihydroxystyrenes, 1-substituted 3, 4-dihydroxybenzenes, and 6-substituted 2, 3-dihydroxynaphthalenes) were synthesized and their inhibition of 5-lipoxygenease was assayed. Their structure-activity relationships were examined quantitatively with substituent and structural parameters and regression analysis. The variations in the inhibitory activity were explained in bilinear hydrophobic parameter (log P) terms, and steric (molecular thickness) and electronic (proton nuclear magnetic resonance (1H-NMR) chemical shift of the proton adjacent to the catechol group) parameter terms. The hydrophobicity of the inhibitor molecule was important, and the optimum valur of log P was about 4.3-4.6, beyond which inhibition did not increase further. A lower electron density of the aromatic ring containing the catechol group and the greater thickness of the lipophilic side chains were unfavorable to the activity. The results added a physicochemical basis for the selection of candidate compounds for developmental studies.
合成了多种
儿茶酚衍
生物(β-取代的3,4-二羟基
苯乙烯、1-取代的3,4-二羟基苯和6-取代的
2,3-二羟基萘),并测试了它们对5-脂氧合酶的抑制作用。通过取代基和结构参数进行定量结构-活性关系研究,并采用回归分析。抑制活性的变化可以用双线性疏
水参数(log P)、空间(分子厚度)和电子(邻近
儿茶酚基团的质子的核磁共振氢谱
化学位移)参数来解释。
抑制剂分子的疏
水性很重要,log P的最佳值约为4.3-4.6,超过此值抑制作用不再增加。含有
儿茶酚基团的芳环电子密度较低以及亲脂性侧链厚度较大均不利于活性。这些结果为候选化合物的发展研究提供了物理
化学基础。