yl)thiourea (PI-28), has attracted attention as a lead compound for the development of radicle elongation inhibitors in Orobanche minor seeds germination. In this study, we synthesized PI-28 and its derivatives in two steps using commercially available phenols, 2-chloroacetamide, and N-aryl isothiocyanates. In this method, 2-aryloxyacetanilides, which are also attractive as bioactive compounds, were
A New Application of Parallel Synthesis Strategy for Discovery of Amide-Linked Small Molecules as Potent Chondroprotective Agents in TNF-α-Stimulated Chondrocytes
Among the tested compounds, N-(3-chloro-4-fluorophenyl)-2-hydroxybenzamide (HS-Ck) was the most potent inhibitor of NO production and inducible nitricoxidesynthase (iNOS) expression in TNF-α-stimulated chondrocytes. In addition, our biological results indicated that HS-Ck might suppress the expression levels of iNOS and matrix metalloproteinases-13 (MMP-13) activities through downregulating the activation