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Novel nicotinonitrile-coumarin hybrids as potential acetylcholinesterase inhibitors: design, synthesis, in vitro and in silico studies
Sanad, Sherif M. H.,Mekky, Ahmed E. M.
, p. 213 - 224 (2020/08/05)
Abstract: Alzheimer’s disease is a degenerative brain condition that is the leading cause of dementia affecting millions of people around the world. Therapeutic development has focused on the problem of the loss of basal forebrain cholinergic function, as it is the only evidence responsible for brain neurodegeneration in patients with Alzheimer’s disease. Several attempts to improve cholinergic neurotransmission have been investigated by minimizing synaptic degradation of acetylcholine using acetylcholinesterase inhibitors. In the current study, we explore the designing of a new series of nicotinonitrile-coumarin hybrids as potential acetylcholinesterase inhibitors. The new hybrids were prepared utilizing pyridine-2(1H)-thiones as starting precursors. The in vitro acetylcholinesterase (AChE) inhibitory activities were examined for the new nicotinonitrile-coumarin hybrid molecules, when compared with donepezil as a standard drug with IC50 of 14?nM. Coumarin derivative, linked to 6-(4-nitrophenyl)-4-phenylnicotinonitrile, showed more effective inhibitory activity than the reference donepezil with IC50 of 13?nM. The free radical-scavenging capabilities against DPPH of the new hybrid derivatives were screened. Additionally, their in vitro cytotoxic activities have been tested against various eukaryotic cells. Furthermore, docking study showed excellent interaction between nicotinonitrile-coumarin hybrids and AChE. Graphic abstract: [Figure not available: see fulltext.]
Synthesis and in vitro study of new coumarin derivatives linked to nicotinonitrile moieties as potential acetylcholinesterase inhibitors
Mekky, Ahmed E. M.,Sanad, Sherif M. H.
, p. 4278 - 4290 (2020/09/12)
The appropriate pyridine-2(1H)-thiones were reacted with an equivalent amount of 5-(chloromethyl)-2-hydroxybenzaldehyde in ethanol in the presence of potassium hydroxide to give the corresponding 2-hydroxybenzaldehyde derivatives in excellent yields. The latter derivatives were taken as key synthons for the preparation of the target hybrids. Therefore, 2-hydroxybenzaldehydes were reacted with benzoylglycine in acetic anhydride in the presence of fused sodium acetate at 100°C for 6 hours to afford a new series of nicotinonitrile-coumarin hybrids. The in vitro acetylcholinesterase inhibitory activities were estimated for the new coumarins. The results were expressed as the inhibition percentage of the tested hybrids at concentration of 25 nM, compared to donepezil as a reference (inhibition percentage of 70.5). Coumarin hybrids linked to 6-(4-nitrophenyl) or 6-(4-chlorophenyl)-4-phenylnicotinonitrile exhibited more effective inhibitory activities than donepezil with inhibition percentages of 94.1 and 72.3, respectively. The new coumarins were tested for their free radical-scavenging capabilities against DPPH. Furthermore, some new coumarins were tested for in vitro cytotoxic activity against each MCF-10A, MCF-7, Caco2, and HEPG2. The new hybrids showed cytotoxicity in micromolar range (IC50 of 3.5-13.9 μM) against all tested cell lines. These results clearly demonstrated that the hybrids being tested are not cytotoxic at the concentration required to inhibit acetylcholinesterase effectively.
NOVEL SYNTHETIC ROUTE TO PYRIDINE-2(1H)-THIONES: UNEXPECTED PRODUCTS OF THE REACTION OF β-PHENETHYLIDENEMALONONITRILES WITH ARYLMETHYLENECYANOTHIOACETAMIDES
Elgemeie, Galal Eldin Hamza
, p. 123 - 127 (2007/10/02)
A novel synthesis of 3-cyanopyridine-2(1H)-thione derivatives utilizing arylmethylenecyanothioacetamides and β-phenethylidenemalononitriles as starting components is described.
