Synthesis, characterization, and molecular docking analysis of novel benzimidazole derivatives as cholinesterase inhibitors
作者:Yeong Keng Yoon、Mohamed Ashraf Ali、Ang Chee Wei、Tan Soo Choon、Kooi-Yeong Khaw、Vikneswaran Murugaiyah、Hasnah Osman、Vijay H. Masand
DOI:10.1016/j.bioorg.2013.06.008
日期:2013.8
Two series of novel acetylcholinesterase (AChE) and butyrylcholinesterase (BChE) inhibitors containing benzimidazole core structure were synthesized by a four-step reaction pathway starting from 4-fluoro-3-nitrobenzoic acid as the basic compound. The structure of the novel benzimidazoles was characterized and confirmed by the elemental and mass spectral analyses as well as H-1 NMR spectroscopic data. Of the 34 novel synthesized compounds, three benzimidazoles revealed AChE inhibition with IC50 < 10 mu M. The highest inhibitory activity (IC50 = 5.12 mu M for AChE and IC50 = 8.63 mu M for BChE) corresponds to the compound 5IIc (ethyl 1-(3-(1H-imidazol-1-yl)propyl)-2-(4-nitrophenyl)-1H-benzo[d]imidazole-5-carboxylate). The relationship between lipophilicity and the chemical structures as well as their limited structure-activity relationship was discussed. (C) 2013 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.