Synthesis of aminoalkyl-substituted aurone derivatives as acetylcholinesterase inhibitors
作者:Young Hun Lee、Min Cheol Shin、Yong Don Yun、Seo Young Shin、Jong Min Kim、Jeong Moo Seo、Nam-Jung Kim、Jong Hoon Ryu、Yong Sup Lee
DOI:10.1016/j.bmc.2014.11.004
日期:2015.1
Alzheimer's disease (AD), a progressive and neurodegenerative disorder of the brain, is the most common cause of dementia among elderly people. To date, the successful therapeutic strategy to treat AD is maintaining the levels of acetylcholine by inhibiting acetylcholinesterase (AChE). In the present study, aurone derivatives were designed and synthesized as AChE inhibitors based on the lead structure of sulfuretin. Of those synthesized, compound 10d showed ca. 1700-fold and 6-fold higher AChE inhibitory activity than sulfuretin and galantamine, respectively. This compound also ameliorated scopolamine-induced memory deficit in mice when administered orally at the dose of 1 and 2 mg/kg. (C) 2014 Published by Elsevier Ltd.