Development of indanones and isatins as non-cytotoxic inhibitors of cholinesterases

Authors

  • Josephine M. Gießel Martin-Luther Universitaet Halle-Wittenberg
  • Anne Loesche Martin-Luther Universitaet Halle-Wittenberg
  • Sophie Hoenke Martin-Luther Universitaet Halle-Wittenberg
  • Immo Serbian Martin-Luther Universitaet Halle-Wittenberg
  • Ahmed Al-Harrasi University of Nizwa
  • Rene Csuk Martin-Luther Universitaet Halle-Wittenberg http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7911-290X

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.13171/mjc10202002161233rc

Abstract

A small library of indanone-amides and substituted isatin derivatives has been prepared; these compounds have been investigated for their ability to act as inhibitors for the enzymes acetyl- and butyrylcholinesterase (AChE, BChE). Several of them were moderate inhibitors for AChE and not cytotoxic for a variety of human tumor cell lines as well as for non-malignant mouse fibroblasts. In this library consisting of 49 derivatives, 5,7-dibromo-4-iodoisatin was shown to be a good mixed-type inhibitor for AChE (K­i = 2.52 ± 0.61 µM and Ki´ = 11.74 ± 1.31 µM) but this compound also acted as a dual inhibitor for BChE (Ki = 4.49 ± 0.32 µM and Ki´ = 6.56 ± 0.57 µM). Interestingly, N-hexyl-1-oxo-2,3-dihydro-1H-indene-2-carboxamide was cytotoxic especially for MCF-7 breast adenocarcinoma cells (EC50 = 4.28 ± 0.5 µM).

Author Biography

Rene Csuk, Martin-Luther Universitaet Halle-Wittenberg

Organic ChemistryHead of Department

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