A series of fourteen new asymmetrical 1,3-diketone derivatives have been synthesized and evaluated in the ABTS, FRAP and DPPH assays as a new chemotype with antioxidant and drug-like properties. All the compounds displayed low cytotoxicity in comparison to curcumin against the human neuroblastoma SH-SY5Y cell line. Among them, (3Z,5E)-6-(2,5-difluoro-4-hydroxy-phenyl)-1,1,1-trifluoro-4-hydroxyhexa-3,5-dien-2-one (6b) and (3Z,5E)-6-(2,3-difluoro-4-hydroxy-phenyl)-1,1,1-trifluoro-4-hydroxyhexa-3,5-dien-2-one (7b) with excellent solubility and chemical stability in biorelevant media, have also shown a similar Fe+2 chelation behavior to that of curcumin. Additionally, both derivatives 6b and 7b have afforded good neuroprotection activity against H2O2 induced oxidative stress in the same neuronal cell line, with a significant reduction of intracellular ROS levels, in parallel with a good recovery of the Mitochondrial Membrane Potential (ΔΨm). Compounds 6b and 7b with a promising antioxidant and drug-like profile, with low cytotoxic and good neuroprotectant activity, constitute a new interesting chemical class with high potential as new therapeutic agents against neurodegenerative diseases.
一系列新的不对称1,3-二酮衍生物已经合成并在ABTS、FRAP和DPPH测定中作为具有抗氧化和药物样性质的新化学类型进行评估。所有化合物与对人类神经母细胞瘤SH-SY5Y细胞系的曲马多相比显示出低细胞毒性。其中,(3Z,5E)-6-(2,5-二氟-4-羟基苯基)-1,1,1-三氟-4-羟基己-3,5-二烯-2-酮(6b)和(3Z,5E)-6-(2,3-二氟-4-羟基苯基)-1,1,1-三氟-4-羟基己-3,5-二烯-2-酮(7b)在生物相关介质中具有良好的溶解性和化学稳定性,且表现出与曲马多相似的Fe+2螯合行为。此外,这两种衍生物6b和7b在相同的神经元细胞系中对H2O2诱导的氧化应激具有良好的神经保护作用,与细胞内ROS水平的显著降低以及线粒体膜电位(ΔΨm)的良好恢复相平行。化合物6b和7b具有有前途的抗氧化和药物样特性,低细胞毒性和良好的神经保护活性,构成了一种新的有趣的化学类别,具有作为治疗神经退行性疾病的新药物候选剂的高潜力。