title: Synthesis and biological evaluation of 3-benzyl-1-methyl- and 1-methyl-3-phenyl-isothioureas as potential inhibitors of iNOS.
abstract: Novel benzyl- and phenyl-isothioureidic derivatives have been synthesised and evaluated as inhibitors of nitric oxide synthesis, induced in lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-activated J774.A1 macrophage cell line. The most potent iNOS inhibitor resulting was 1-methyl-3-phenyl-S-methyl isothiourea 5l.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Scienze Farmaceutiche, Università degli Studi di Salerno, via Ponte Don Melillo, 84084 Fisciano, Salerno, Italy.
authors.forename: Nicola
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Paesano
authors.forename: Stefania
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Marzocco
authors.forename: Caterina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Vicidomini
authors.forename: Carmela
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Saturnino
authors.forename: Giuseppina
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Autore
authors.forename: Giovanni
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: De Martino
authors.forename: Gianluca
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Sbardella
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002460:Cell Line; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000494:pharmacology; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides; D008264:Macrophages / Q000201:enzymology; D051379:Mice; D019001:Nitric Oxide Synthase / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors*; D052247:Nitric Oxide Synthase Type II; D013329:Structure-Activity Relationship; D013890:Thiourea / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides; D019001:Nitric Oxide Synthase; D052247:Nitric Oxide Synthase Type II; C496317:Nos2 protein, mouse; D013890:Thiourea