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Design, synthesis and structure-activity relationship (SAR) studies of 2,4-disubstituted pyrimidine derivatives: Dual activity as cholinesterase and Aβ-aggregation inhibitors
Mohamed, Tarek,Zhao, Xiaobei,Habib, Lila K.,Yang, Jerry,Rao, Praveen P.N.
experimental part, p. 2269 - 2281 (2011/05/06)
A novel class of 2,4-disubstituted pyrimidines (7a-u, 8a-f, 9a-e) that possess substituents with varying steric and electronic properties at the C-2 and C-4 positions, were designed, synthesized and evaluated as dual cholinesterase and amyloid-β (Aβ)-aggregation inhibitors. In vitro screening identified N-(naphth-1-ylmethyl)-2-(pyrrolidin-1-yl)pyrimidin-4-amine (9a) as the most potent AChE inhibitor (IC50 = 5.5 μM). Among this class of compounds, 2-(4-methylpiperidin-1-yl)-N-(naphth-1-ylmethyl)pyrimidin- 4-amine (9e) was identified as the most potent and selective BuChE inhibitor (IC50 = 2.2 μM, selectivity index = 11.7) and was about 5.7-fold more potent compared to the commercial, approved reference drug galanthamine (BuChE IC50 = 12.6 μM). In addition, the selective AChE inhibitor N-benzyl-2-(4-methylpiperazin-1-yl)pyrimidin-4-amine (7d), exhibited good inhibition of hAChE-induced aggregation of Aβ1-40 fibrils (59% inhibition). Furthermore, molecular modeling studies indicate that a central pyrimidine ring serves as a suitable template to develop dual inhibitors of cholinesterase and AChE-induced Aβ aggregation thereby targeting multiple pathological routes in AD.
Design, synthesis and evaluation of 2,4-disubstituted pyrimidines as cholinesterase inhibitors
Mohamed, Tarek,Rao, Praveen P.N.
experimental part, p. 3606 - 3609 (2010/09/04)
A group of 2,4-disubstituted pyrimidine derivatives (7a-e, 8a-e and 9a-d) that possess a variety of C-2 aliphatic five- and six-membered heterocycloalkyl ring in conjunction with a C-4 arylalkylamino substituent were designed, synthesized and evaluated as cholinesterase (ChE) inhibitors. The steric and electronic properties at C-2 and C-4 positions of the pyrimidine ring were varied to investigate their effect on ChE inhibitory potency and selectivity. The structure-activity relationship (SAR) studies identified N-benzyl-2-thiomorpholinopyrimidin-4-amine (7c) as the most potent cholinesterase inhibitor (ChEI) with an IC50 = 0.33 μM (acetylcholinesterase, AChE) and 2.30 μM (butyrylcholinesterase, BuChE). The molecular modeling studies indicate that within the AChE active site, the C-2 thiomorpholine substituent was oriented toward the cationic active site region (Trp84 and Phe330) whereas within the BuChE active site, it was oriented toward a hydrophobic region closer to the active site gorge entrance (Ala277). Accordingly, steric and electronic properties at the C-2 position of the pyrimidine ring play a critical role in ChE inhibition.
