Structure-Based Search for New Inhibitors of Cholinesterases

Structure-Based Search for New Inhibitors of Cholinesterases

Cholinesterases are important biological targets responsible for regulation of cholinergic transmission, and their inhibitors are used for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease. To design new cholinesterase inhibitors, of different structure-based design strategies was followed, including the modific...

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Main Authors: Bajda, Marek, Więckowska, Anna, Hebda, Michalina, Guzior, Natalia, Sotriffer, Christoph A., Malawska, Barbara
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Molecular Diversity Preservation International (MDPI) 2013
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3634507/
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Summary:Cholinesterases are important biological targets responsible for regulation of cholinergic transmission, and their inhibitors are used for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease. To design new cholinesterase inhibitors, of different structure-based design strategies was followed, including the modification of compounds from a previously developed library and a fragment-based design approach. This led to the selection of heterodimeric structures as potential inhibitors. Synthesis and biological evaluation of selected candidates confirmed that the designed compounds were acetylcholinesterase inhibitors with IC50 values in the mid-nanomolar to low micromolar range, and some of them were also butyrylcholinesterase inhibitors.

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