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Aliabadi A, Khanniri E, Mahboubi-Rabbani M, Bayanati M. Dual COX-2/15-LOX inhibitors: A new avenue in the prevention of cancer. Eur J Med Chem 2023; 261:115866. [PMID: 37862815 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2023.115866] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2023] [Revised: 10/07/2023] [Accepted: 10/09/2023] [Indexed: 10/22/2023]
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Dual cyclooxygenase 2/15-lipoxygenase inhibitors constitute a valuable alternative to classical non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) and selective COX-2 (cyclooxygenase-2) inhibitors for the treatment of inflammatory diseases, as well as preventing the cancer. Indeed, these latter present diverse side effects, which are reduced or absent in dual-acting agents. In this review, COX-2 and 15-LOX (15-lipoxygenase) pathways are first described in order to highlight the therapeutic interest of designing such compounds. Various structural families of dual inhibitors are illustrated. This study discloses various structural families of dual 15-LOX/COX-2 inhibitors, thus pave the way to design potentially-active anticancer agents with balanced dual inhibition of these enzymes.
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Affiliation(s)
- Ali Aliabadi
- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tehran Medical Sciences, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Food Science and Technology, National Nutrition and Food Technology Research Institute, Faculty of Nutrition Science and Food Technology, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tehran Medical Sciences, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.
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- Department of Food Science and Technology, National Nutrition and Food Technology Research Institute, Faculty of Nutrition Science and Food Technology, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
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Georgiou N, Chontzopoulou E, Cheilari A, Katsogiannou A, Karta D, Vavougyiou K, Hadjipavlou-Litina D, Javornik U, Plavec J, Tzeli D, Vassiliou S, Mavromoustakos T. Thiocarbohydrazone and Chalcone-Derived 3,4-Dihydropyrimidinethione as Lipid Peroxidation and Soybean Lipoxygenase Inhibitors. ACS OMEGA 2023; 8:11966-11977. [PMID: 37033811 PMCID: PMC10077549 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.2c07625] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2022] [Accepted: 03/02/2023] [Indexed: 06/19/2023]
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The potential of the 4,6-diphenyl-3,4-dihydropyrimidine-2(1H)-thione (abbreviated as KKII5) and (E)-N'-benzylidenehydrazinecarbothiohydrazide (abbreviated as DKI5) compounds as possible drug leads is investigated. KKII5 and DKI5 are synthesized in high yield of up to 97%. Their structure, binding in the active site of the LOX-1 enzyme, and their toxicity are studied via joint experimental and computational methodologies. Specifically, the structure assignment and conformational analysis were achieved by applying homonuclear and heteronuclear 2D nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy (2D-COSY, 2D-NOESY, 2D-HSQC, and 2D-HMBC) and density functional theory (DFT). The obtained DFT lowest energy conformers were in agreement with the NOE correlations observed in the 2D-NOESY spectra. Additionally, docking and molecular dynamics simulations were performed to discover their ability to bind and remain stabile in the active site of the LOX-1 enzyme. These in silico experiments and DFT calculations indicated favorable binding for the enzyme under study. The strongest binding energy, -9.60 kcal/mol, was observed for dihydropyrimidinethione KKII5 in the active site of LOX-1. ADMET calculations showed that the two molecules lack major toxicities and could serve as possible drug leads. The redox potential of the active center of LOX-1 with the binding molecules was calculated via DFT methodology. The results showed a significantly smaller energy attachment of 2.8 eV with KKII5 binding in comparison to DKI5. Thus, KKII5 enhanced the ability of the active center to receive electrons compared to DKI5. This is related to the stronger binding interaction of KKII5 relative to that of DK15 to LOX-1. The two very potent LOX-1 inhibitors exerted IC50 19 μΜ (KKII5) and 22.5 μΜ (DKI5). Furthermore, they both strongly inhibit lipid peroxidation, namely, 98% for KKII5 and 94% for DKI5.
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- Nikitas Georgiou
- Laboratory
of Organic Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Panepistimioupolis Zografou, 11571 Athens, Greece
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- Laboratory
of Organic Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Panepistimioupolis Zografou, 11571 Athens, Greece
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- Department
of Pharmacognosy and Natural Products Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Panepistimiopolis Zografou, 15771 Athens, Greece
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- Laboratory
of Organic Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Panepistimioupolis Zografou, 11571 Athens, Greece
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- Laboratory
of Organic Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Panepistimioupolis Zografou, 11571 Athens, Greece
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- Laboratory
of Organic Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Panepistimioupolis Zografou, 11571 Athens, Greece
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- Department
of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, School of Pharmacy, Faculty of Health
Sciences,, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Slovenian
NMR Centre, National Institute of Chemistry, SI-1001 Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Slovenian
NMR Centre, National Institute of Chemistry, SI-1001 Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Laboratory
of Physical Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Panepistimioupolis Zografou, 11571 Athens, Greece
- Theoretical
and Physical Chemistry Institute, National
Hellenic Research Foundation, 48 Vassileos Constantinou Avenue, 11635 Athens, Greece
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- Laboratory
of Organic Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Panepistimioupolis Zografou, 11571 Athens, Greece
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- Laboratory
of Organic Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Panepistimioupolis Zografou, 11571 Athens, Greece
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Coumarin derivatives as inhibitors of d-amino acid oxidase and monoamine oxidase. Bioorg Chem 2022; 123:105791. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bioorg.2022.105791] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2021] [Revised: 03/01/2022] [Accepted: 04/02/2022] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Aghasizadeh M, Moghaddam T, Bahrami AR, Sadeghian H, Alavi SJ, Matin MM. 8-Geranyloxycarbostyril as a potent 15-LOX-1 inhibitor showed great anti-tumor effects against prostate cancer. Life Sci 2022; 293:120272. [PMID: 35065164 DOI: 10.1016/j.lfs.2021.120272] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2021] [Revised: 12/20/2021] [Accepted: 12/23/2021] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Carbostyrils are quinolone derivatives, with possible growth inhibition properties on cancer cells. Unlike many tumors, 15-Lipoxygenase-1 (15-LOX-1) is highly expressed in prostate cancer (PCa) cells and has oncogenic properties. Here, with the hypothesis that 6-, 7- and 8-geranyloxycarbostyril (GQ) have inhibitory properties on 15-LOX-1, their effects were assessed on PCa cells. Their cytotoxic effects were evaluated by MTT assay and mechanism of cell death was investigated using annexin V/PI staining. Finally, the anti-tumor properties of 8-GQ were assessed in immunocompromised C57BL/6 mice bearing human PCa cells. Accordingly, these compounds could effectively inhibit 15-LOX activity in PCa cells. MTT and flow cytometry tests confirmed their toxic effects on PCa cells, with no significant toxicity on normal cells, and apoptosis was the main mechanism of cell death. In vivo results indicated that use of 8-GQ at 50 mg/kg had stronger anti-tumor effects than 5 mg/kg cisplatin, with fewer side effects on normal tissues. Therefore, 8-GQ can be introduced as a potential drug candidate with 15-LOX-1 inhibitory potency, which can be effective in treatment of prostate cancer, and should be considered for further drug screening investigations.
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- Mehrdad Aghasizadeh
- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran; Industrial Biotechnology Research Group, Institute of Biotechnology, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran
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- Neurogenic Inflammation Research Center, Department of Laboratory Sciences, School of Paramedical Sciences, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- Department of Laboratory Sciences, School of Paramedical Sciences, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran; Novel Diagnostics and Therapeutics Research Group, Institute of Biotechnology, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran; Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine Research Group, Iranian Academic Center for Education, Culture and Research (ACECR), Khorasan Razavi Branch, Mashhad, Iran.
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Alavi SJ, Zebarjadi A, Bafghi MH, Orafai H, Sadeghian H. O-prenylated carbostyrils as a novel class of 15-lipoxygenase inhibitors: Synthesis, characterization, and inhibitory assessment. Chem Biol Drug Des 2021; 98:894-902. [PMID: 34453501 DOI: 10.1111/cbdd.13944] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2021] [Revised: 07/24/2021] [Accepted: 08/16/2021] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Catalyzed peroxidation of unsaturated lipid in animals and plants intimately is linked to the activity of 15-Lipoxygenase enzymes. Lipoxygenases (LOXs) are well known to play an important role in many acute and chronic syndromes such as inflammation, asthma, cancer, and allergy. In this study, a series of mono prenyloxycarbostyrils were synthesized and evaluated as potential inhibitors of soybean 15-Lipoxygenase (SLO) and their inhibitory potencies were compared to mono prenyloxycoumarins which had been reported in the previous works. The synthetic compounds inhibit lipoxygenase enzyme by competitive mechanism like the prenyloxy coumarins. The results showed that position and length of the prenyl moiety play the important role in lipoxygenase inhibitory activity. Among all of the synthetic compounds (coumarin and carbostyril derivatives), 5-farnesyloxycoumarin and 8-farnesyloxycarbostyril demonstrated the best inhibitory activity by IC50 values of 1.1 µM and 0.53 µM, respectively.
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- Seyed Jamal Alavi
- Department of Laboratory Sciences, School of Paramedical Sciences, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- Department of Laboratory Sciences, School of Paramedical Sciences, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- Department of Laboratory Sciences, School of Paramedical Sciences, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Al-Zahraa for Women, Karbala, Iraq
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- Department of Laboratory Sciences, School of Paramedical Sciences, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
- Applied Biomedical Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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Transition metal-catalyzed synthesis of new 3-substituted coumarin derivatives as antibacterial and cytostatic agents. Future Med Chem 2021; 13:1865-1884. [PMID: 34533068 DOI: 10.4155/fmc-2021-0161] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Aim: The aim of this study was to synthesize new coumarin-based compounds and evaluate their antibacterial and antitumor potential. Results: Using transition metal-catalyzed reactions, a series of 7-hydroxycoumarin derivatives were synthesized with aliphatic and aryl moiety attached directly at C-3 of the coumarin ring and through the ethynyl or 1,2,3-triazole linker. The 3-substituted coumarin derivative bearing bistrifluoromethylphenyl at the C-4 position of 1,2,3-triazole (33) showed strong and selective antiproliferative activity against cervical carcinoma cells. The 7-hydroxy-4-methylcoumarin with a phenyl ring directly attached to coumarin at C-3 (10) showed good potency against the methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and vancomycin-resistant strains. Conclusion: The most active coumarin derivatives owe their antiproliferative potential to the 3,5-ditrifluoromethylphenyl substituent (in 33) and antibacterial activity to the aromatic moiety (in 10); their structure can be optimized further for improved effect.
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Bideh NZ, Mashhadi N, Taylor KE, Biswas N. Elimination of selected heterocyclic aromatic emerging contaminants from water using soybean peroxidase. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2021; 28:37570-37579. [PMID: 33715130 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-021-13403-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2020] [Accepted: 03/08/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Widespread occurrence of various heterocyclic aromatic compounds is reported in concentrations from 1 to 20 μg/L in surface and groundwater as well as influents and effluents of wastewater treatment plants around the world. These so-called emerging contaminants and their metabolites can cause adverse effects on the environment and humans, even at very low concentration, hence raised environmental concerns. In this study, feasibility of soybean peroxidase-catalyzed removal of three selected heterocyclic aromatics from water was investigated, including sensitivity to the most important operational conditions, pH (range 3.6-9.0), H2O2 concentration (range 0.10-1.50 mM), and enzyme activity (range 0.001-5.0 U/mL). 3-Hydroxycoumarin and 2-aminobenzoxaozle were found to be substrates for the enzyme, having ≥95% and 45% removal efficiency with most effective pHs of 7.0 and 6.0, respectively. Time course study was also conducted to determine the initial first-order rate constants and half-lives; half-lives normalized for enzyme activity (0.0257 and 452 min for the respective substrates) are compared with those of 21 other compounds reactive with soybean peroxidase. High-resolution mass spectrometry was employed to characterize the plausible oligomerization products of enzymatic treatment, which revealed formation of dimers and trimers of the two substrates.
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- Negin Ziayee Bideh
- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Windsor, 401 Sunset Avenue, Windsor, ON, N9B 3P4, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Windsor, 401 Sunset Avenue, Windsor, ON, N9B 3P4, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Windsor, 401 Sunset Avenue, Windsor, ON, N9B 3P4, Canada.
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Windsor, 401 Sunset Avenue, Windsor, ON, N9B 3P4, Canada
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Alavi SJ, Seyedi SM, Saberi S, Safdari H, Eshghi H, Sadeghian H. Allylphenols as a new class of human 15-lipoxygenase-1 inhibitors. Drug Dev Res 2020; 82:259-266. [PMID: 33022099 DOI: 10.1002/ddr.21749] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2020] [Revised: 09/16/2020] [Accepted: 09/19/2020] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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In this study, a series of mono- and diallylphenol derivative were designed, synthesized, and evaluated as potential human 15-lipoxygenase-1 (15-hLOX-1) inhibitors. Radical scavenging potency of the synthetic allylphenol derivatives was assessed and the results were in accordance with lipoxygenase (LOX) inhibition potency. It was found that the electronic natures of allyl moiety and para substituents play the main role in radical scavenging activity and subsequently LOX inhibition potency of the synthetic inhibitors. Among the synthetic compounds, 2,6-diallyl-4-(hexyloxy)phenol (42) and 2,6-diallyl-4-aminophenol (47) showed the best results for LOX inhibition (IC50 = 0.88 and 0.80 μM, respectively).
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- Seyed Jamal Alavi
- Department of Laboratory Sciences, School of Paramedical Sciences, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Farhangian University, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Laboratory Sciences, School of Paramedical Sciences, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran
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- Department of Laboratory Sciences, School of Paramedical Sciences, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.,Antimicrobial Resistance Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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Mousavian M, Alavi SJ, Rahbarian R, Rajabian M, M Orafai H, Sadeghian H. Design, synthesis, and SAR study of isopropoxy allylbenzene derivatives as 15-lipoxygenase inhibitors. IRANIAN JOURNAL OF BASIC MEDICAL SCIENCES 2020; 23:984-989. [PMID: 32952943 PMCID: PMC7478253 DOI: 10.22038/ijbms.2020.36793.8763] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Objective(s): Allylbenzenes have been recently developed as inhibitors of lipoxygenases. They decrease peroxidation activity via mimicking 1,4-unsaturated bonds of fatty acids by their allyl portion. We designed and synthesized new derivatives of allyl benzenes (6a-f) with isopropoxy and amide substituents at ortho and meta positions towards allyl group, respectively. The inhibitory potency of the synthetized allylbenzenes against soybean 15-lipoxygenase (SLO) and subsequently structure-activity relationships was assessed. Materials and Methods: 3-allyl-4-isopropoxybenzenamine (5) as starting material was synthesized by coupling of 4-nitropheol with allyl bromide, performing Claisen rearrangement and finally reduction of the nitro moiety. Final products 6a-f were prepared via amidation of 5 with the desired acyl chloride. Results: Among the compounds, N-(3-allyl-4-isopropoxyphenyl)adamantan carboxamide (6f) potentially showed best inhibition (IC50 = 1.35 µM) while 6a with cyclopropyl carboxamide moiety was the weakest inhibitor and 6e with phenyl carboxamide moiety showed no effect. Energy minimized 3D structures of the compounds were docked into the active site pocket of SLO. For the aliphatic amides, docking results showed compatibility between inhibitory potency and average Ki of the cluster conformers, in which their allyl moiety oriented towards SLO iron core. For the aliphatic analogs, by enlargement of the amide moiety size the inhibitory potency was increased. Conclusion: Docking results showed that orientation of the amide and allyl moieties of the inhibitors in the active site pocket is the major factor in inhibitory potency variation. Based on the mentioned orientation, for cycloaliphatic amides, by enlargement of the amide moiety both inhibition potency and calculated binding energy increases.
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- Mina Mousavian
- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Payame Noor University, Mashhad, Iran
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- Department of Laboratory Sciences, School of Paramedical Sciences, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Payame Noor University, Mashhad, Iran
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Payame Noor University, Mashhad, Iran
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Al-Zahraa for Women, Karbala, Ira
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- Department of Laboratory Sciences, School of Paramedical Sciences, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.,Neurogenic Inflammation Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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