Comparison of Novel Tacrine and 7-MEOTA Derivatives with Aromatic and Alicyclic Residues: Synthesis, Biological Evaluation and Docking Studies

A Systematic Review on Donepezil-based Derivatives as Potential Cholinesterase Inhibitors for Alzheimer’s Disease

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Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) is a multifactorial progressive neurodegenerative disorder characterized by memory loss, disorientation, and gradual deterioration of intellectual capacity. Its etiology has not been elucidated yet. To date, only one therapeutic approach has been approved for the treatment of AD. The pharmacotherapy of AD has relied on noncompetitive N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor antagonist - memantine, and acetylcholinesterase (AChE) inhibitors (AChEIs) - tacrine, donepezil, rivastigmine and galantamine. Donepezil was able to ameliorate the symptoms related to AD mainly via AChE, but also through reduction of β-amyloid burden. This review presents the overview of donepezilrelated compounds as potential anti-AD drugs developed on the basis of cholinergic hypothesis to act as solely AChE and butyrylcholinesterase (BChE) inhibitors.

Bis-isoquinolinium and bis-pyridinium acetylcholinesterase inhibitors: in vitro screening of probes for novel selective insecticides

Library screening of pyridinium-based compounds, acting as acetylcholinesterase inhibitors, for their potential insecticidal efficacy.