New Hybrid Hydrazinyl Thiazole Substituted Chromones: As Potential α-Amylase Inhibitors and Radical (DPPH & ABTS) Scavengers

Sci Rep. 2017 Dec 5;7(1):16980. doi: 10.1038/s41598-017-17261-w.

Abstract

Current research is based on the identification of novel inhibitors of α-amylase enzyme. For that purpose, new hybrid molecules of hydrazinyl thiazole substituted chromones 5-27 were synthesized by multi-step reaction and fully characterized by various spectroscopic techniques such as EI-MS, HREI-MS, 1H-NMR and 13C-NMR. Stereochemistry of the iminic bond was confirmed by NOESY analysis of a representative molecule. All compounds 5-27 along with their intervening intermediates 1-4, were screened for in vitro α-amylase inhibitory, DPPH and ABTS radical scavenging activities. All compounds showed good inhibition potential in the range of IC50 = 2.186-3.405 µM as compared to standard acarbose having IC50 value of 1.9 ± 0.07 µM. It is worth mentioning that compounds were also demonstrated good DPPH (IC50 = 0.09-2.233 µM) and ABTS (IC50 = 0.584-3.738 µM) radical scavenging activities as compared to standard ascorbic acid having IC50 = 0.33 ± 0.18 µM for DPPH and IC50 = 0.53 ± 0.3 µM for ABTS radical scavenging activities. In addition to that cytotoxicity of the compounds were checked on NIH-3T3 mouse fibroblast cell line and found to be non-toxic. In silico studies were performed to rationalize the binding mode of compounds (ligands) with the active site of α-amylase enzyme.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Biphenyl Compounds
  • Chromones / chemistry
  • Chromones / pharmacology*
  • Computer Simulation
  • Drug Evaluation, Preclinical / methods
  • Enzyme Inhibitors / chemistry
  • Enzyme Inhibitors / pharmacology*
  • Free Radical Scavengers / chemistry
  • Free Radical Scavengers / pharmacology*
  • Mass Spectrometry
  • Mice
  • Molecular Docking Simulation
  • Molecular Structure
  • NIH 3T3 Cells
  • Picrates
  • Structure-Activity Relationship
  • Thiazoles / chemistry
  • alpha-Amylases / antagonists & inhibitors*

Substances

  • Biphenyl Compounds
  • Chromones
  • Enzyme Inhibitors
  • Free Radical Scavengers
  • Picrates
  • Thiazoles
  • 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl
  • alpha-Amylases