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Biology-oriented drug synthesis (BIODS) of 2-(2-methyl-5-nitro-1H-imidazol-1-yl)ethyl aryl ether derivatives, in vitro α-amylase inhibitory activity and in silico studies

  • Muhammad Taha
  • , Syahrul Imran
  • , Nor Hadiani Ismail
  • , Manikandan Selvaraj
  • , Fazal Rahim
  • , Sridevi Chigurupati
  • , Hayat Ullah
  • , Fahad Khan
  • , Uzma Salar
  • , Muhammad Tariq Javid
  • , Shantini Vijayabalan
  • , Khalid Zaman
  • , Khalid Mohammed Khan

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Abstract

A new library of 2-(2-methyl-5-nitro-1H-imidazol-1-yl)ethyl aryl ether derivatives (1 −2 3) were synthesized and characterized by EI-MS and 1H NMR, and screened for their α-amylase inhibitory activity. Out of twenty-three derivatives, two molecules 19 (IC50 = 0.38 ± 0.82 µM) and 23 (IC50 = 1.66 ± 0.14 µM), showed excellent activity whereas the remaining compounds, except 10 and 17, showed good to moderate inhibition in the range of IC50 = 1.77–2.98 µM when compared with the standard acarbose (IC50 = 1.66 ± 0.1 µM). A plausible structure-activity relationship has also been presented. In addition, in silico studies was carried out in order to rationalize the binding interaction of compounds with the active site of enzyme.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1-9
Number of pages9
JournalBioorganic Chemistry
Volume74
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Oct 2017
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • BIODS
  • In silico
  • In vitro
  • Metronidazole
  • Structure-activity relationship (SAR)
  • Synthesis
  • α-amylase

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