作者:Simone Bertini、Elisa Ghilardi、Valentina Asso、Filippo Minutolo、Simona Rapposelli、Maria Digiacomo、Giuseppe Saccomanni、Veronica Salmaso、Mattia Sturlese、Stefano Moro、Marco Macchia、Clementina Manera
DOI:10.1016/j.bmcl.2017.09.058
日期:2017.11
A novel series of variously substituted N-[3-(9H-carbazol-9-yl)-2-hydroxypropyl]-arylsulfonamides has been synthesized and assayed for beta-Secretase (BACE1) inhibitory activity. BACE1 is a widely recognized drug target for the prevention and treatment of Alzheimer's Disease (AD). The introduction of benzyl sub-stituents on the nitrogen atom of the arylsulfonamide moiety has so far led to the best results, with three derivatives showing IC50 values ranging from 1.6 to 1.9 mu M. Therefore, a significant improvement over the previously reported series of N-carboxamides (displaying IC50's >= 2.5 mu M) has been achieved, thus suggesting an active role of the sulfonamido-portion in the inhibition process. Preliminary molecular modeling studies have been carried out to rationalize the observed structure-activity relationships. (C) 2017 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.