Abstract |
Based on a previous report that α-tetralone (3,4-dihydro-2H-naphthalen-1-one) is a promising scaffold for the design of highly potent inhibitors of the enzyme, monoamine oxidase, the present study investigates the monoamine oxidase inhibitory properties of a synthetic series of fifteen C7-substituted α-tetralone derivatives. Arylalkyloxy substitution on C7 of the α-tetralone moiety yielded compounds with high inhibition potencies toward the human monoamine oxidase-B isoform with all compounds possessing IC50 values in the submicromolar range (0.00089-0.047 μm). The C7-substituted α- tetralones also were highly potent monoamine oxidase-A inhibitors with thirteen (of fifteen) compounds possessing IC50 values in the submicromolar range (0.010-0.741 μm). The α- tetralones were, however, in each instance selective for monoamine oxidase-B over the monoamine oxidase-A isoform. Dialyses of enzyme-inhibitor mixtures show that, while a representative inhibitor acts as a reversible monoamine oxidase-A inhibitor, inhibition of monoamine oxidase-B is not readily reversed by dialysis. Using a molecular modeling approach, possible binding orientations and interactions of selected α- tetralones with the active sites of the monoamine oxidases are also proposed. This study suggests that C7-substituted α- tetralones are promising monoamine oxidase inhibitors and may represent lead compounds for the development of therapies for Parkinson's disease and depression.
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Authors | Lesetja J Legoabe, Anél Petzer, Jacobus P Petzer |
Journal | Chemical biology & drug design
(Chem Biol Drug Des)
Vol. 86
Issue 4
Pg. 895-904
(Oct 2015)
ISSN: 1747-0285 [Electronic] England |
PMID | 25581511
(Publication Type: Letter, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
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Copyright | © 2015 John Wiley & Sons A/S. |
Chemical References |
- Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors
- Tetralones
- Monoamine Oxidase
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Topics |
- Humans
- Models, Molecular
- Monoamine Oxidase
(metabolism)
- Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors
(chemical synthesis, chemistry, pharmacology)
- Structure-Activity Relationship
- Tetralones
(chemical synthesis, chemistry, pharmacology)
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