Benzofuran-Based Hybrid Compounds for the Inhibition of Cholinesterase Activity, β Amyloid Aggregation, and Aβ Neurotoxicity
摘要:
The complex etiology of Alzheimer's disease (AD) prompts scientists to develop multitarget strategies to combat causes and symptoms. We therefore designed, synthesized, and tested new hybrid molecules linking a benzofuran ring to a N-methyl-N-benzylamine through a heptyloxy chain, affording a series of potential multifunctional drugs for AD. The cholinesterase inhibitory activity was extended to the inhibition of A beta fibril formation for 1, 3, and 5. Compound 3 showed an additional neuroprotective effect.
The complex etiology of Alzheimer's disease (AD) prompts scientists to develop multitarget strategies to combat causes and symptoms. We therefore designed, synthesized, and tested new hybrid molecules linking a benzofuran ring to a N-methyl-N-benzylamine through a heptyloxy chain, affording a series of potential multifunctional drugs for AD. The cholinesterase inhibitory activity was extended to the inhibition of A beta fibril formation for 1, 3, and 5. Compound 3 showed an additional neuroprotective effect.