Synthesis, molecular docking, and biological activities of new cyanopyridine derivatives containing phenylurea.

A new class of cyanopyridine derivatives (10a-e and 11a-e) containing the phenylurea unit was synthesized and tested against some metabolic enzymes including acetylcholinesterase (AChE), butyrylcholinesterase (BChE), and α-glycosidase (α-Gly). The new cyanopyridine derivatives showed Ki values in the range of 40.73 ± 6.54 to 87.05 ± 16.98 µM against AChE, 29.17 ± 4.88 to 124.03 ± 22.43 µM against BChE, and 3.66 ± 0.93 to 26.33 ± 5.05 µM against α-Gly. These inhibition effects were compared with standard enzyme inhibitors like tacrine (for AChE and BChE) and acarbose (for α-Gly). Also, these cyanopyridine derivatives with the best inhibition score were docked into the active site of the indicated metabolic enzymes. Finally, molecular docking calculations were made to compare the biological activities of the compounds against AChE (-8.81 kcal/mol for molecule 11d), BChE (-3.52 kcal/mol for molecule 11d), and α-Gly (-2.98 kcal/mol for molecule 11a). After molecular docking calculations, the ADME/T analysis was performed to examine the future drug use properties of the new cyanopyridine derivatives containing phenylurea.

Synthesis, characterization, and biological studies of chalcone derivatives containing Schiff bases: Synthetic derivatives for the treatment of epilepsy and Alzheimer's disease.

In this study, first, Schiff base-containing chalcone derivatives were synthesized. The human carbonic anhydrase (hCA) isoenzymes I and II were then purified from human erythrocytes using Sepharose-4B-l-tyrosine-sulfanilamide affinity chromatography. In addition, the inhibitory effects of the newly synthesized compounds on the activities of hCA and acetylcholinesterase (AChE) were investigated in vitro, using the esterase and acetylcholine iodide method. The IC50 values were determined and the Ki values of AChE and hCA activities were calculated from the Lineweaver-Burk graphs determined in this study. The hCA I isoform was inhibited by these chalcone derivatives containing Schiff bases (3a-j and 5a-f) in low nanomolar levels, whose Ki values ranged between 141.88 ± 24.10 and 2,234.47 ± 38.11 nM. Against the physiologically dominant isoform hCA II, the compounds demonstrated Ki values varying from 199.31 ± 40.45 to 602.79 ± 263.22 nM. Also, these compounds effectively inhibited AChE, with Ki values ranging from 20.41 ± 6.04 to 125.94 ± 23.88 nM. According to these results, the newly synthesized molecules were found to be potent inhibitors of these enzymes.

Synthesis and biological evaluation of novel indenopyrazole derivatives.

A series of novel indenopyrazole derivatives 2a-j and 3a-j were synthesized from the reaction of 1-(4-(hydroxy(1-oxo-1,3-dihydro-2 H-inden-2-ylidene)methyl)phenyl)-3-phenylurea derivatives 1a-j with hydrazine and phenylhydrazine, respectively. The obtained novel indenopyrazoles ( 2a-j and 3a-j) were evaluated for anticancer activity against HeLa and C6 cell lines. Antiproliferative activity was determined by the BrdU proliferation ELISA assay; 2a, 2b, 2d, 2h, and 3h were found to be the most active compounds. The compounds were also screened for antimicrobial activity, and all compounds showed moderate activity against used microorganisms.

Evaluation of antimicrobial, antibiofilm and carbonic anhydrase inhibition profiles of 1,3-bis-chalcone derivatives.

A series of 1,3-bis-chalcone derivatives (3a-i, 6a-i and 8) were synthesized and evaluated antimicrobial, antibiofilm and carbonic anhydrase inhibition activities. In this evaluation, 6f was found to be the most active compound showing the same effect as the positive control against Bacillus subtilis and Streptococcus pyogenes in terms of antimicrobial activity. Biofilm structures formed by microorganisms were damaged by compounds at the minimum inhibitory concentration value between 0.5% and 97%.1,3-bis-chalcones ( 3a-i, 6a-i and 8) showed good inhibitory action against human (h) carbonic anhydrase (CA) isoforms I and II. hCA I and II were effectively inhibited by these compounds, with K i values in the range of 94.33 ± 13.26 to 787.38 ± 82.64 nM for hCA I, and of 100.37 ± 11.41 to 801.76 ± 91.11 nM for hCA II, respectively. In contrast, acetazolamide clinically used as CA inhibitor showed K i value of 1054.38 ± 207.33 nM against hCA I, and 983.78 ± 251.08 nM against hCA II, respectively.

Synthesis and Biological Evaluation of Novel 1-(4-(Hydroxy(1-oxo-1,3-dihydro-2H-inden-2-ylidene)methyl)phenyl)-3-phenylurea Derivatives.

A series of novel phenylurea containing 2-benzoylindan-1-one derivatives 3a - 3j were synthesized from the reaction of phenylurea-substituted acetophenones 1a - 1j with phthalaldehyde 2 under mild reaction conditions in good yields. All synthesized compounds were characterized by spectroscopic methods. The obtained compounds (3a - 3j) were evaluated for anticancer activity against HeLa and C6 cell lines. Antiproliferative activity was determined by the BrdU proliferation ELISA assay, 3f and 3g were found to be most active compounds. The compounds were also screened for antimicrobial activity and all compounds showed remarkable activity against used microorganisms.

Evaluation of acetylcholinesterase and carbonic anhydrase inhibition profiles of 1,2,3,4,6-pentasubstituted-4-hydroxy-cyclohexanes.

Carbonic anhydrase (CA; EC 4.2.1.1) is used for remedial purposes for several years, as there is significant focus on expanding more new activators (CAAs) and high affinity inhibitors. Alzheimer's disease and other similar ailments such as dementia and vascular dementia with Lewy bodies reduce cholinergic activity in the important areas involved in cognition and memory. Prevalent drugs for the symptomatic therapy of dementia are significant in increasing the associated cholinergic deficiency by inhibiting acetylcholinesterase (AChE). These six-membered carbocycles showed nice inhibitory action against AChE and human carbonic anhydrase (hCA) II and I isoforms. The hCA I, II, and AChE were efficiently inhibited by these molecules, with Ki values in the range of 6.70-35.85 nM for hCA I, 18.77-60.84 nM for hCA II, and 0.74-4.60 for AChE, respectively.

Erratum: Crystal structure of racemic [(1R,2S,3R,4S,6S)-2,6-bis-(furan-2-yl)-4-hy-droxy-4-(thio-phen-2-yl)cyclo-hexane-1,3-di-yl]bis-(thio-phen-2-yl-methanone). Corrigendum.

[This corrects the article DOI: 10.1107/S2056989016009452.].

2-[1-(4-Bromo-phen-yl)-3-hy-droxy-3-(4-meth-oxy-phen-yl)prop-yl]cyclo-hexa-nol.

In the title compound, C22H27BrO3, the cyclo-hexane ring adopts a chair conformation. The dihedral angle between the benzene rings is 41.9 (4)°. In the crystal, mol-ecules are linked by O-H⋯O and C-H⋯O hydrogen bonds, forming a three-dimensional network. In addition, π-π stacking inter-actions [centroid-centroid distance = 3.953 (6) Å] between the benzene rings of the meth-oxy-benzene groups occur.

2-(4-Bromo-phen-yl)-4-(4-meth-oxy-phen-yl)-6,7,8,9-tetra-hydro-5H-cyclo-hepta-[b]pyridine.

In the title compound, C23H22BrNO, the cyclo-heptane ring adopts a chair conformation. The pyridine ring makes dihedral angles of 58.63 (15) and 8.27 (16)° with the benzene rings. The dihedral angle between the benzene rings is 56.68 (17)°. The crystal packing features C-Br⋯π inter-actions [Br⋯centroid distances= 3.813 (2) and 3.839 (2) Å; C-Br⋯centroid = 126.25 (10) and 138.31 (10)°, respectively, forming a three dimensional supramolecular architecture.

Synthesis and in vitro antimicrobial activity of novel 2-(3-oxo-1,3-diarylpropylthio)acetic acid derivatives.

A series of novel 2-(3-oxo-1,3-diarylpropylthio)acetic acid derivatives (3a-l) were prepared by base catalyzed addition of thioglycolic acid to chalcones (1a-l). The antibacterial activities of synthesized compounds were screened against human pathogenic microorganisms by employing the disk-diffusion technique. For the active compounds, also minimum inhibitory concentrations (MICs) were determined.

Screening of biological activities of a series of chalcone derivatives against human pathogenic microorganisms.

In an effort to develop new antimicrobial agents, a series of chalcone derivatives, 3-60, were prepared by Claisen-Schmidt condensation of appropriate acetophenones and 2-furyl methyl ketones with appropriate aromatic aldehydes, furfural, and thiophene-2-carbaldehyde in an aqueous solution of NaOH and EtOH at room temperature. The synthesized compounds were characterized by means of their IR- and NMR-spectral data, and elemental analysis. All compounds were tested for their antibacterial and antifungal activities by the disc diffusion method. For the most active compounds, also minimum inhibitory concentrations (MICs) were determined.