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Structure-Based Scaffold Repurposing toward the Discovery of Novel Cholinesterase Inhibitors

[Image: see text] Cholinesterases (ChE) are well-known drug targets for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease (AD). In continuation of work to develop novel cholinesterase inhibitors, we utilized a structure-based scaffold repurposing approach and discovered six novel ChE inhibitors from our recently...

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Autores principales: Dighe, Satish N., Tippana, Mangapathiraju, van Akker, Suzannah, Collet, Trudi A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: American Chemical Society 2020
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7726787/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33324805
http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acsomega.0c03848
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Sumario:[Image: see text] Cholinesterases (ChE) are well-known drug targets for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease (AD). In continuation of work to develop novel cholinesterase inhibitors, we utilized a structure-based scaffold repurposing approach and discovered six novel ChE inhibitors from our recently developed DNA gyrase inhibitor library. Among the identified hits, two compounds (denoted 3 and 18) were found to be the most potent inhibitor of acetylcholinesterase (AChE, IC(50) = 6.10 ± 1.01 μM) and butyrylcholinesterase (BuChE, IC(50) = 5.50 ± 0.007 μM), respectively. Compound 3 was responsible for the formation of H-bond and π–π stacking interactions within the active site of AChE. In contrast, compound 18 was well fitted in the choline-binding pocket and catalytic site of BuChE. Results obtained from in vitro cytotoxicity assays and in silico derived physicochemical and absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion (ADME) properties indicate that repurposed scaffold 3 and 18 could be potential drug candidates for further development as novel ChE inhibitors.